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Don't Cry for Me
by Daniel Black
It’s easy to hate a villain who is fully evil, but the truth is that all of us are part hero and part villain at different points in our lives. It’s a lot harder to hate a person for their sins when you get to see the big picture and what led to those decisions and actions.
Humans are complex, and the character of Jacob demonstrates that in ways that are heartbreaking, raw, and honest. The realness in this novel is on a different level. Don’t Cry For Me gives the gift of seeing into a heart and mind that appears stubborn for no reason, which can be impossible to deal with. Once we understand the layers behind such thinking, it gives some context for appalling behavior, which is not nothing. It doesn’t absolve the behavior, and Jacob doesn’t ask for forgiveness because he knows it’s not owed to him, but it helps us understand.
I so badly want to know Isaac’s reaction his father’s letters, but at the very least, I’m thankful for the message of hope this novel brings: It’s never too late to change. Allow yourself the grace and permission to think in new ways and abandon old beliefs, and do so before it’s too late. Be brave. Don’t be like Jacob, but be like Jacob.
Humans are complex, and the character of Jacob demonstrates that in ways that are heartbreaking, raw, and honest. The realness in this novel is on a different level. Don’t Cry For Me gives the gift of seeing into a heart and mind that appears stubborn for no reason, which can be impossible to deal with. Once we understand the layers behind such thinking, it gives some context for appalling behavior, which is not nothing. It doesn’t absolve the behavior, and Jacob doesn’t ask for forgiveness because he knows it’s not owed to him, but it helps us understand.
I so badly want to know Isaac’s reaction his father’s letters, but at the very least, I’m thankful for the message of hope this novel brings: It’s never too late to change. Allow yourself the grace and permission to think in new ways and abandon old beliefs, and do so before it’s too late. Be brave. Don’t be like Jacob, but be like Jacob.