The novel I read this quarter was Fly Away by Kristin Hannah. I believe that that Fly Away will be a book that will be read 100 years later. For starters, the story line can be easily understood and readers can easily empathize with certain characters in the novel. The main character is Tully Hart, once a famous celebrity before stepping down from her own show to focus on her best friend's health. Her best friend, Katie, soon passed away from cancer, leaving behind a husband, daughter, and twin sons. Tully is the godmother of Katie's daughter Marah. Both of them were very close and when Katie passed, Tully struggled with guiding Marah since Tully was never close to her own mother. This resulted in Marah running away with a guy and taking up doing drugs to feel free. Throughout the novel, there are major scenes and events where the characters are depressed and high off of drugs. At times, it can get very upsetting for those who are light at heart, but I enjoyed the book's style and way of putting words.
An example of this would be when Marah found her mother's diary that she wrote in leading up to her death. Tully was currently in a coma and Marah came back in hopes to see her godmother would wake up alright. Previously Marah had told Tully that she couldn't remember Katie's face and voice anymore, and Marah cast Tully aside in the midst of brooding. As Marah read her mother's diary, slowly her mother's voice began to ring through her ears, and she remembered her mother would often say to her, "Always baby girl." Marah cried and visited Tully, who was still in a coma, and told her, "I remember her Tully." Fly Away showed the lows and struggles of life in some of the most beautiful ways. That particular scene had me tearing up because all of the characters had gone through so much, and finally some of the turmoil was going away. Even though, my life has never been as hard and chaotic as Tully's and Marah's, I could still connect and understand everything the characters were going through. Many people in the world have lives worse than theirs, so I'm sure Fly Away will be a novel that will be read 100 years later. People can empathize with sad times and lows in life, because it happens to everyone at least a couple times in their lives. Everyone in this world can empathize with a loved one passing from cancer, losing touch with those you love amidst a loss, turning towards something bad as a means to forget, and so much more. All of these things happened within this book, and it would not take much for anyone to relate to any of these situations. Fly Away by Kristin Hannah will most definitely be read 100 years later into the future.
The novel Fly Away seems really interesting. Honestly I was concerned about the amount of drug use mentioned in your review, but it just makes the book more eye-opening. The novel shows potential in the sense that it can inform people about real world possibilities. When I'm looking for a more serious novel, this will be on my list!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading about your opinion on "Fly Away". I would definitely read it because of how real it feels and as to what Annie mentioned about the amount of drug use in the novel, it just makes it even more relatable to how the world is today and how most people choose to deal with their grief. Every detail you mentioned really hit the spot in convincing me that this book should and most likely will be read 100 years from now.
ReplyDeleteThe relatability that this novel poses towards readers convinces me even further that this book deserves to be read 100 years from now, since elements of drug use adds an element of applicability to real life situations and realism. I would love to read this book and how informative it truly is.
ReplyDeleteI think this book is something people will be able to relate to one way or another. Unlike other books it’s a topic that will be dealt with for years to come. The usage of real life situations will allow readers from anytime period to be able to find some relation with the characters and messages of the book.
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