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Book Review of The Stone Diaries

The Stone Diaries
The Stone Diaries
Author: Carol Shields
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


Try as we will, life happens. We are swept along by the times we live in, the prejudices and expectations of Now, not the universal. This book , by immediate and passionate writing, let's us know truly that life can only be lived forward and understood in hindsight. Finally it asks by implication if it is only those who outlive us who can possibly understand -- but they live their own lives through their own limitations and perspectives.
This is a beautiful book. I am puzzled why some find it difficult to continue. I felt pulled powerfully forward throughout the whole book. It was sad as death to have it end.