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saarahnina 's review for:
Every Exquisite Thing
by Matthew Quick
This book is filled with so many worthwhile messages. From one rebel to another, this is a book with a wise lesson in the art of being stubborn.
Everyone has/had that rebel phase I think. For some, it sticks. The unlucky ones, I think. It'd be so much easier if we could all happily go with the tide. My family say I was the good kid, the one who didn’t bring any trouble home and so, I gave them no warning! It does come out of nowhere, your eyes open and suddenly you see differently. You hear things more acutely, word-choices, tone, judgement. It hurts more than it ever used to, grates your nerves, you are more on edge than before. Impatient. Impulsive.
Avoiding the phase is impossible. Understanding what is happening is crucial. This book can help. I think when everything is bottled up, and you have no outlet, an explosion is ineludible.
Nanette, our main character, is the outcast. But she doesn't mind. She's honest about her worldview, she often sees things hilariously and she's always been happy to do as she's told. Until she's not. Suddenly it is of paramount importance that she finds herself. Makes herself happy, for real.
It's a painful journey. And a long one.
Matthew Quick writes with humour, delicacy and great wisdom too. I liked how easily some of the messages are put across. We can learn so much.
Everyone has/had that rebel phase I think. For some, it sticks. The unlucky ones, I think. It'd be so much easier if we could all happily go with the tide. My family say I was the good kid, the one who didn’t bring any trouble home and so, I gave them no warning! It does come out of nowhere, your eyes open and suddenly you see differently. You hear things more acutely, word-choices, tone, judgement. It hurts more than it ever used to, grates your nerves, you are more on edge than before. Impatient. Impulsive.
Avoiding the phase is impossible. Understanding what is happening is crucial. This book can help. I think when everything is bottled up, and you have no outlet, an explosion is ineludible.
Nanette, our main character, is the outcast. But she doesn't mind. She's honest about her worldview, she often sees things hilariously and she's always been happy to do as she's told. Until she's not. Suddenly it is of paramount importance that she finds herself. Makes herself happy, for real.
It's a painful journey. And a long one.
Spoiler
I loved the moment she quits her high-school soccer team. The moments that led her there, it reminded me of that scene in Forrest Gump when he stops running abrubtly and turns back toward home. For Nanette, it serves as the moment when she consciously chooses to live a life that makes her happy.Matthew Quick writes with humour, delicacy and great wisdom too. I liked how easily some of the messages are put across. We can learn so much.