Greg S’s Reviews > The Sweetness of Water > Status Update

Long long paragraphs telling us what grief is like.

As a man who had had major surgery, being awake in pain is no better than being asleep on medication. How mindful are you without an epidural? — “I want to be awake,” was all he would say to her.”

My thought is that bringing an old man on a donkey is going to significantly slow down your pace. ‘An army is only as fast as its slowest person,’ as they say.

Asked and answered!

I thought George said he wasn’t going beyond the county line.

I’m confused. Clementine is doing the Walkers a small favor by asking a big favor from one of her acquaintances.

Didn’t I just read a book the other day with the same trope? The virtous knight resists temptation or the celibate hero.

Cool. Cool. With friends like Mildred, who needs enemies?

Why did I think Wade Webler and Ted Morton were the same person?

Ugh. This is the same as those kids in horror movies going to go check on the noise. In literature, nothing good comes from waiting until first light.