WOW!! Let me tell you I have never read a short story like this before. I don't know But woahhh, I was intrigued. As a person who knows people like the father in this story, I can say this was something.

I first read this book last year when I was in London during an English class that I was taking. I found it really funny and really interesting. The story drew me in immediately. I think the narrator adds a lot to the story. He puts emotion into it. The story itself is great because you kind of don't know what is going to happen next. Overall, this is a very good short story.

Reunions and partings.

I've known too many people like this, unfortunately. Sad read, I usually read to get away from realities like this.

So so good.

The narrator of the story requested to meet his father again after not seeing each other for 3 years due to his parent's divorce. He starts to realize throughout this meeting that his father is now a stranger to him and not at all what he remembered.

This story makes me think about my own life. I haven't seen my dad in just about 11 years - though not due to divorce or anything like that. He passed away when I was 16. This story makes me wonder what it would be like after all these years to see him again - except in this scenario, I would be the stranger. My dad would obviously be just as I last remember him being since no time would have passed for him, but time would have for me. Would we have some of that same awkwardness with what to talk about and so on?

Anyways, this story does make you think about the parallels to your own life. If you do not have any, maybe imagine them. This was a good, short read.

Short story, really liked it.

I'm conflicted. This story does a really good job of evoking my least favorite kind of human.