The men of the family

Through the first few chapters of this book, Fathers, Sons, and Brothers I am already starting to feel like I can relate more to it. Obviously this is probably due to the fact that it's about a boy's life in a somewhat normal setting compared to an 8 year old girl living in a tiny town in Texas. Granted I can relate in some ways to Karr's life but there are is a lot more I can relate to with Lott. I also like the transitions in this book when compared to The Liars' Club. They seem a lot easier to notice and it made the first chapters a lot easier to navigate. During most points instead of all of a sudden switching to the adult role for a few sentences or words even, Lott will change back for entire paragraphs. Also, the pages just turn a lot faster for me in this book.

The book itself starts off talking about his garage and how it was kind of his sanctuary and it kept him connected to his brothers. Lott writes, "It was in that garage that we became, it only occurs to me now, brothers." This quote becomes obviously true by the many memories that Lott writes about with his brothers with that garage. It's obviously an important part of his life, as even in its absence, it has a huge effect on his relationship with his brothers.

He points out a connection between his brothers and him and his kids. As we read further we can also see that connection between his generation and his father's as well. I can see that these connections are going to be a very important part of this book and I'm excited to get further into it.