Just finished reading Age of Innocence, and all I gotta say is...
That was supremely beautiful.
That was a love story I believed in, that was an ending I'm still crying my eyes out over, and which is both believable and anticlimatic, realistic and heart wrenching because of the harsh truths it embodies.
It's like Revolutionary Road, only more truthful, less complicated in plot, more straightforward, without the 'excitements' of modern stories and very, very, real.
It too is like Before We Go which didn't consist of plots or climaxes or grotesque plot twists; the simplest things were carried forward by the characters' distinct thoughts and personalities themselves, and it was what made Age of Innocence such a rich, complex, and deep book that truthfully portrays what it's like to love, and what it's like to have lost love through the submission to one's fate.
Other than 'unfulfilled dreams' like what it explicitly screams and that I love,
There too exists the feat of how love was lost and that established relationships in a marriage could be built just as strong, however dull, however one-dimensional, and however binding it was-- even without the passion.
Although, it was a very exciting book to read, and you're very glad you waited-
The bulk purchases of classics and books like The Shock Doctrine
And that this was the very first classic you've read so this review here's probably superbly shallow and repetitive with my language and thoughts all over the place-
Bear with me, reader.
My strained efforts at improvements will not have an effect till much later
Critique and insight will come only after the novelty wears off,
And only when exposure to a wide range is reached.
Till then, I shall revel in these new experiences that are both so intense and emotional for me.
There's a thousand things on your to do list, but all of it is so much more fulfilling and meaningful than surfing the web and feeding the addiction you so desperately wanna lose-- that you believe that once again, first steps are being taken to another new growth, another new you, as you believe is always the best thing that can happen to a person.
So yes,
As always,
You aren't gonna wait for the end of the year -however close- to make your resolutions,
Nor are you gonna hope for a quick leap in things.
Humans are constant in a way that is predictable due to how unpredictable they are.
At least, that's what you presume them to be, and of life to be as well.
Changes can't be made overnight but trying out improvements always tweaks little things here and there, so much so that unknowingly we all evolve into a new being by the time the next winter arrives.
Therefore
Let's do this.
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