The Things We Do To Make It Home could
refer to how we feather our nests or what we do to get home from someplace far
away. Both are appropriate
interpretations for this very well written book by Beverly Gologorsky.
The first part of the book is short
and deals with a group of men and women before the men head off to
Vietnam. The rest of the book is what
happens to the couples as they have children and grow older and the effects
that the war has on everyone.
I really like Gologorsky’s writing and
her descriptions. At one point one of
the returning vets says “my skin is too tight”.
There were many such succinct phrases throughout the book.
I reviewed another book by this author
called Stop Here earlier on this blog, and that book dealt with people who work
in a diner. At the end of The Things We
Do To Make It Home, one of my favorite characters finds herself stranded after
a bizarre sexual encounter. When she
leaves on foot to return to her home she finds a diner in which she seeks
comfort. I really liked that connection.
I would highly recommend this book.
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