ok, so I don't know what I'm supposed to write here exactly. I sat down with Blankets on saturday, and after the first page, I couldn't stop reading. Chapters 2-5 were (if I remember correctly) about the author/protagonist's encounter with Raina, starting with him meeting her at bible camp and then ending with him staying over at her house.
I was also brought up in a strict christian environment, and as a young kid, I was sent to many a bible camp. During my sophomore and junior year of high school, I was sent to a boarding school in Canyonville, Oregon, called the canyonville christian academy. There, I met a girl, my own 'raina'; our relationship quickly ended just like the author's. Craig Thompson beautifully captured the emotions of the whole process. I especially liked the part where they are lying in bed and he's just looking at her, thanking god for his perfect creation, admiring her lithe, slim frame and its every subtle movement, calling it a temple; as I was reading this part, I remember thinking: 'that's exactly right, man.'
One thing that I think is amazing is how craig never lost his faith throughout this whole story. how is that even possible?
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