Ken Cartisano answers “What happened with Joseph when he was an...”

Grace K. asked this question about The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake:

What happened with Joseph when he was an adult? I don't really get what happened with the whole chair thing or whatever. He's trying to make himself into a chair?

Ken Cartisano This book is, I believe, classic science fiction. I believe the author made it clear that this was a family of oddly gifted people. The failure of the…moreThis book is, I believe, classic science fiction. I believe the author made it clear that this was a family of oddly gifted people. The failure of the father to utilize his own gift left his son and daughter without any guidance or example of how to deal with their own particular gifts. The triumph of Rose, is her patience and determination to find a way to put it to good use, for herself, and others. Her brother was not so lucky, or successful.(less)

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