A Small Hotel by Robert Olen ButlerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I was reading two books at once, which is a rare thing for me. At the urgings of my friends on Goodreads, I finished the other one first, but I actually preferred this one. The writing was engaging. A story about a marriage that is falling apart is told from the perspective of the husband and wife in the present and in flashbacks. Memories are tied into Room 303 in A Small Hotel in New Orleans where the couple first stayed together and later re-visited many times throughout their marriage.
I am a person of action. While I love to write, I believe that you should be judged by your actions and not your words, because words are easy to spout, actions are so much more difficult to back up your life with, but this book had me re-thinking this philosophy and re-examining the power of words. This book is about the need to hear a loved one say I love you. Is it enough for your husband, father, wife, daughter, friend to love you, or do we need to hear it? Not all the time, but once in awhile. What is it about this phrase that is so meaningful, so precious?
A Small Hotel demonstrates how saying I love you has an enormous impact on a father-son, a father-daughter, and spouses, and it comes full circle. I can definitely see why Mr. Butler won a Pulitzer Prize for his writing.
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This book sounds very interesting. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteTeri, I think you would like it. It was a quick read, and well written.
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