I liked the author’s book A
Hundred Little Flames and decided on this book hoping that it would be good. So
how does it turn out to be?
Love a Little Stronger is a set
of jottings about the author’s family across generations knit together by love.
The author narrates small instances from her own life and how she learnt
wonderful snippets in each of them.
Written in the style of daily
journal entries, the book is divided into five parts. There are no clear
demarcations about the content of these parts. The first part is about
parenting, the second, about personal experiences, the third about the
relationship between her children, the fourth about how each member of her
family support each other in the wake of adversities and the fifth summaries
for life.
The stories are written in no chronological
order and revolve around her father’s death. The initial stories are funny and
would be appreciated better if you are a parent. The stories give a good
insight into the author’s personal life and would be interesting for a reader
who has read her other books and is interested in her writings. The chapters of
the last part are mostly summaries, listing out different lessons and
qualities. As in her earlier book, she emphasizes on the necessity of
maintaining a daily journal.
I particularly liked the author’s
take on children,
“The toys they play with might have
changed but the qualities inherent in children – a curious nature, a playful
attitude and most importantly being unafraid to try out new things, unafraid to
fail and the ability to quickly forgive and not carry grudges – still remain
the same.”
And her musing
“It made me wonder why we adults
do not have the enthusiasm that children do, to try out new things.”
I will recommend that the
introduction and the epilogue of the book should be read along with the main
part of the book, because they themselves are a delight to read and will highly
recommend the book to aspiring writers for its style.
Overall, the book is worth
chewing and digesting.
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