Travel log

In my reading, one of the most interesting authors I have read is Jonathan Tropper. In my favorite book of his This Is Where I Leave You, Tropper looks at the topics of tragedy and death and how they bring families together. In the book, one of the main character's biggest questions is: "why is it that families don't come to someone they love until they are already dead and come to the funeral?". In the work he never decides the answer to this question but through the character's actions demonstrates that he believes we as people should attempt to remain connected to those close to us before they are gone.
In the future I don't know whose books I will read but I hope they are interesting and broaden my horizons in the way books always have. When I read books are escapes from reality. They take me places I could never go in regular life, and lead me to experience new things. I hope to read books like The Kite Runner and others and hope they are influential to my beliefs.