The Memory Keeper's Daughter (~)

I finished another book. More quickly this time, as you can see. It's The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards. I have to say, that probably the end of the novel was the best. And not just because it was ending, but because it had more to do with the girl. I guess the reason the rating isn't "↓" is because it is well written. I just didn't like how it was written. It's one of those award winning novels. I should really learn not to read those ones, mostly because they aren't what I think they will be, and I really don't enjoy them. But oh well.

This novel is about a doctor who delivers his own twins during a snow storm. He sees that the female twin has Down Syndrome, and he gives her to the nurse to take to a special institution for children like that (this novel is based in the 60's). She drives there and sees that it's not fit for people to live in, and instead runs away with the child and starts a new life in a different city. It follows the lives of the doctor and his family, along with the little girl and her 'mother'.

I have to say that I'm glad that things have improved for people with Down Syndrome, and how people actually see them as real people, and not just as being mentally retarded. I know having a child who is mentally retarded can be difficult, but it's the struggles in life that make life rewarding and fulfilling. If you always have it easy, then life isn't really worth living, is it?

Anyway, hopefully I like my next book better. Until then, Happy Reading!