{"id":20770,"date":"2022-09-15T21:18:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T01:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=20770"},"modified":"2024-01-29T20:09:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T01:09:44","slug":"requiem-for-mr-busybody-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/20770","title":{"rendered":"Requiem for Mr. Busybody"},"content":{"rendered":"

Requiem for Mr. Busybody<\/a><\/em> (2020) Josh Lanyon<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Requiem<\/a>Aaaaand… I accidentally reread this as well.<\/p>\n

Michael spends a lot of time watching his neighbors. He has large windows, and since he doesn’t go out often, it gives him something to do. <\/p>\n

I usually woke up at about five-thirty and dealt with all the stuff that was now a regular part of my life: checking for pressure sores, using the toilet, showering\u2014 it all takes time, time and transfers\u2014 working out, having breakfast, and then finally settling down to work, remembering to take a couple of minutes every half hour to stretch or shift position or use my standing frame.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So when he doesn’t see his neighbor Maurice for several days, he is concerned enough to call his ex–a detective–to see if someone can do a check.<\/p>\n

Like the other story I just finished, it has taken Michael time to come to terms with how his life has changed.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d been in excruciating pain for a long time, and pain, chronic pain, changes you. Destroys your perspective. Destroys self-perception. I\u2019d felt rushed to accept something I wasn\u2019t ready to accept.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There were two things I particularly liked. One was that we were seeing him when he is at a point where he can make choices for his future.<\/p>\n

Or maybe it was that he helped me realize I had no idea how my life had turned out because my life wasn\u2019t over.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The other is the way the mystery worked out. I love a mystery where things aren’t what you would normally expect.<\/p>\n

Publisher: JustJoshin Publishing, Inc<\/p>\n

Rating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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