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Originally Posted by kioshk
RIP all the hopes and dreams of my youth.
Red Eyes, I never really got into Lila like I did with Zen.
my appreciation for Lila is most likely a result of my particular situation and experience while reading it, especially being of a particular age.
for some reason i relate to the characters of the first book, Phaedrus and his son, from the POV of the son. most likely it is a result of the period in time i perceive as the setting of the book in relation to my age (mid teens and still living at home) and my parent's age. i'm all aboard the discussions about quality, and i work in a profession for a company where quality is one of the most identified goals...and it is achieved in many ways.
but as i read Lila i connect to the story not through the eyes of a child living his life with the influence of his parents but through the eyes of a young adult that is moving out on his own and is the only one responsible for his decisions (and their quality, and the moral result of those decisions on your life). i can also relate to the Native American narrative as a result of growing up in Oklahoma from years 8 to 18 and seeing first hand the struggles of our First People.
i could write several additional paragraphs about Lila, but i refrain.
Last edited by REDeYeS00; 04-29-2017 at 10:31 PM.