supercheesegirl

Contrary to what you might think, this book was not about Dann Brown. It was about a different Dann, and his sister Mara. Kind of a neat book--it takes place several thousand years in the future, during the next Ice Age. I've heard of Doris Lessing for a long time but this is the first of her books that I've read, and I'm kind of surprised at what it was like and how much I liked it. Definitely a good book--it held my attention for a five-hour plane flight. I finished it just as we landed in Phoenix Friday night. I really liked the way it ended--the whole book, you're wondering how the hell Mara and Dann are going to be safe somewhere, because it really can't end with them dying or something, it just can't, and then, yes, they miraculously find the one safe place on the whole continent. But the last few lines show something of how much the journey affected them. They're safe now, they're with people who love them, but Mara still wakes up thinking about where they can run to. It makes me wonder if they'll be able to stay there for long. I liked that it wasn't just an adventure where things end and it's happily ever after--things ended happily, but the girl Dann loves didn't love him back, and the journey had some serious psychological implications for both of them that they might never get over. That felt very real to me.