I am now halfway through the book.
I feel like it will all come back to Adrian or Veronica, I’m not sure which one
yet. I find it strange that of all the things Tony has experienced in his life
these two people are described so much more than his wife or even his daughter.
I feel like when we get older a short college relationship or a really smart
kid that killed himself aren’t going to be the defining moments in our life.
However, I also think that we spend so much time anticipating what’s going to
happen next that we get lost trying to find our lives and never end up
anywhere. I think it’s both.
I
thought it was pretty low that Adrian started dating Veronica but then again my
loyalty as a reader has been built towards Tony and I only know one side of the
situation. Regardless, I feel for Tony but I still admire Adrian. His suicide
came as a major shock to me but then again I should have seen it coming. On
page 15 Adrian talks about suicide being the only true philosophical question.
Maybe he felt like he didn’t have a choice; like it was his answer. I wonder if
he thought he knew so much about everything that he decided his life would not
be anything special. Or maybe he realized that we just keep looking forward when
things are good and there will come a point where we start looking backwards
and he did not want to reach that point. I don’t know and I’ll never know
unless Tony magically figures it out by the end of the book. I don’t think he
will, considering the book’s title I don’t think he’ll figure anything out.
I
think his theory about damage is valid when put to use. It ties in psychology
with his personal opinions, which I think is how most people form a philosophy
about something. I think it’s cool he was able to develop a theory, most people
just learn about other people’s theories.
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