![]() ![]() ![]() John Ames was born in 1880 and is writing now in the mid 1950s, so he reflects on the World Wars, the Spanish Influenza, and the events of his father’s and grandfather’s generation - namely, slavery and the Civil War. The narrative style is a classic trope - “letter to my son” - characterized by how the author is an elderly man, turning 77 in the book’s timeline, while his son just turns 7. ![]() But as far as that class goes, John Ames was one of the better sort - thoughtful, compassionate, not worked up about what young people are doing these days or bemoaning the changing times. The narrator and subject matter were an interesting choice for me, as I don’t normally care for the opinions or feelings of old preachers. This is another of those highly acclaimed books I am stumbling onto late. ![]()
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