t wasnt until after Jims death that I realized the ripple effect he had on so many, and how many people he turned into readers, or at least Junot Diaz fans. Drown sits as my number one favorite book, and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao sits as number 2, also written by Diaz. I taught at Upward Bound, like Jim. I taught through Teach for America, like Jim. I gave away copies of Drown, like Jim. I cant help but think that Drown and Jim brought me closer to who I was going to become. I cant help but think how many people Stephanie shared the book with, how many students count the book as one of their favorites, how much the student who kept my second copy of the book was influenced by it.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 16:10:00 +0000