Ordinary People

Book Review of Ordinary People Ordinary People, by Judith Guest, is a novel about the difficulties and problems that occur in a seemingly normal family after the death of one of it’s members. The main character, Conrad, witnesses his brother, Buck, drown. After this tragic happening, Conrad attempts suicide by slashing his wrists. The novel begins when Conrad has come home from a mental hospital and is trying settle in. Through this telling the …

…whom you can relate to. One must pick apart and interpret this novel to fully absorb its meaning, but one would have to read this book multiple times to take in its many lessons. It brings up questions of ethics and methods of parenting. Appreciation for life immediately derives from reading this book and is broadens one’s eyes to the tragedy and misfortune that can strike in the lives of least expecting. Bibliography none