HANA DAVIS
Dreaming of Asia, Dreaming of Home
I first read Ondaatje’s “Running in the Family” in my high school English class. At the time, it was nothing more than an above-average book I was coerced into reading and memorizing quotes from for my International Baccalaureate exams. However, succumbing to homesickness this year, I reread the entire novel one night in bed when I was already awake way later than I should have been. It consumed me wholly. I was uncontrollably drawn to it but knew if I kept going, the tears that were already streaming down my face would multiply exponentially.
April 21, 2017
