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A review by mrsthrift
Zazen by Vanessa Veselka
5.0
this was my first book of 2012. i decided to re-read it as one of my last books of 2012, so i'll be revisiting it soon. i don't think i've ever read a book twice in one year in my entire adult life, so that's big.
I have actually spent the past eleven months trying to figure out what to write about this book. I wanted to wordsmith the perfect things to make you understand it, to understand me. holding this book and reading it, i felt a way that i haven't felt since the first time i read geek love (that's not a literary comparison; i am talking about my feelings). i felt like this book was written exactly for me. this is exactly the book i wanted to read, with exactly the characters and plot i didn't even know i wanted to read. i'm sure it's not for everyone, and a "good book" is subjective, but to me, this book is perfect. i have thought about it every day since i started it.
but i can't tell you why. i don't want to summarize the plot or talk about the style because this book feels like more than the sum of its parts. i don't want to write down my favorite parts because it feels like cheating.
honestly, writing this feels like wearing my heart on the outside of my body. i am seriously emotional about this book. if you read this book, i kind of don't want to know because it will be like you know too much about me. xo.
I have actually spent the past eleven months trying to figure out what to write about this book. I wanted to wordsmith the perfect things to make you understand it, to understand me. holding this book and reading it, i felt a way that i haven't felt since the first time i read geek love (that's not a literary comparison; i am talking about my feelings). i felt like this book was written exactly for me. this is exactly the book i wanted to read, with exactly the characters and plot i didn't even know i wanted to read. i'm sure it's not for everyone, and a "good book" is subjective, but to me, this book is perfect. i have thought about it every day since i started it.
but i can't tell you why. i don't want to summarize the plot or talk about the style because this book feels like more than the sum of its parts. i don't want to write down my favorite parts because it feels like cheating.
honestly, writing this feels like wearing my heart on the outside of my body. i am seriously emotional about this book. if you read this book, i kind of don't want to know because it will be like you know too much about me. xo.