My Summer Pause with a Book and a Film: When Simplicity holds Weight
Both are stories of grief — personal, generational, and social. Both deal with the aftermath of things we couldn’t prevent. They remind us that tragedy often strikes without explanation, and that what follows isn’t a neat story arc, but something quieter: remembrance, confusion, persistence.
Summer is supposed to be light (at least this is our definition in Greece). Beach reads, lazy movies, playlists on shuffle - a proper time for break or a pause. And yet, here I am, halfway through July, walking around with two heavy stories lingering in my mind: El niño (The Child) by Fernando Aramburu and my third? or fourth? rewatch of No Country for Old Men.
Not exactly sunscreen-scented material. But the truth is, there’s something about these works that cuts through the noise. They don’t ask for your time — they take it. With precision. Emotional clarity and without a single wasted word.
