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I think it's time to amend my rule about rereading books. If it's been ten or more years and I either loved or detested (nothing in between for now) a book, I'll reread it. I just finished Still Life With Woodpecker for the second time in 15+ years. Even with one long ago reading, it's been on my top five favorite book list since I first read through it. I have to admit to being a little afraid that I'd discover that my older (if not more mature) tastes didn't approve of this long dear work. I was pleasantly surprised that not only did I love it more than the first time I read it, but I got another, completely different message this time around! Where my teenage mind focused on the cultural and tradionally spiritual side of Mr. Robbin's book, my adult sensibilities were struck with the simple wisdom of the books theme of appreciating the mysteries of life for what they are. Mysteries. That love and ectasy aren't things to be picked apart and analyzed, but gifts to be reveled in for however long they might last. And the book's closing line, simple as it may be, is a terrific starting off point for all of us to get on with life and LIVE, rather than merely exist.... "It is never too late to have a happy childhood" I think I'll reread Another Roadside Attraction next.
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