Re: Epileptic 2

This book is amazing. There is so much under the text, so much left unsaid - yet somehow it all still manages to emerge and present itself to the reader. The metaphors run deep and remain present, as motifs, throughout the text. For instance, David refers to his "armor." He portrays himself wearing a full suit of Mongolian-style armor (he was obsessed with Genghis Khan as a child), however, his armor isn't physical, it's mental. He protects himself from the pain that his family and his brother face with the epilepsy. He blocks it out.
At first his feelings toward his brother were unclear. I couldn't tell if he felt sorry for him, embarrassed by him, nothing at all... As the story develops, I'm noticing that he seems to feel a little of everything toward him. At times he is embarrassed and at times he is angry. He is even jealous of his brother at points. The story, although focusing on his brother and his illness, seems to be more about David. I would still classify this book as an autobiography, despite the apparent focus being shifted from the writer to his brother.