Well I just finished chapter 4 of Nervous Conditions, and I must say, I am actually liking this book... but it takes so long to read!
Anyways, chapter 4 was really just Tambu getting to her uncle's house and seeing how grand and elegant it was compared to her own home with its dirt floors and goat pen and this one having tile floors and a 2 car garage. The description of the house, especially when compared to Tambu's, really made it sound grand and nice, but also like many houses here today. When compared to Tambu's house though it seems like its this magical palace place but it also makes Tambu's home seem worse than Tambu thought it was, like she gets here to this civilized nice place and now her house really stinks: it has goat pens and dung floors and the couches are deep and the people get well nourished because they have a huge dining room table.
It was interesting to hear Tambu thinking about how she should act, how much she should eat, what some noises and places are, and how to act/dress.
Now onto the really long chapter 5....
It seems that Tambu gets really excited for things that are different from her usual world. I find the book takes a long tome to read, too. :)
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