The Accident Tourist

Summary:

Macon Leary, a man who writes guidebooks for people. But he hates travel himself. One day, Macon went out with his wife, Sarah Leary. They drove to a beach but unfortunately they had a bad communication in the car and Sarah’s mood got worse. After their son Ethan died something changed. Sarah decided to divorce from Macon and moved out to find the new apartment .After that Macon went back to stay with his unmarried sister, Rose, and his two divorced brothers Charles and Porter. Macon have to work but his dog Edward needed to be taken care of, but his dog will bite people and chasing them, so no animal hospital wanted to let it stay. He then went to another animal hospital; there Macon met a woman called Muriel Pritchett who was a dog trainer. Muriel helped Macon to train his dog, and Macon moved to live with Muriel and his son Alexander. Macon helps Muriel to take care of her son. Macon thought living with Muriel was right but Macon’s family didn't agree with him and told him to move back to his own house. Finally Macon realized that he was still loved Sarah. After one week, Macon went to Paris for job but he met Muriel. She was still loved Macon but he refused her. But finally he went back to lived with Muriel again because he realized she is the one who helped him to find himself.

Reflection:

The book is long and I do not know how I feel, and it is quite boring, too. The book is only a story about one man and two women. In the beginning, Macon and his wife, Sarah are having quarrel because of their son's dead. And I think Macon is a bad man because he couldn't know what he really want and he did not know whether he love Sarah or Muriel. When Sarah divorced with him, he met Muriel and lived with her. They are not couples and he did not know he really love Muriel, but finally he just lived with her. I think Muriel was a really pitiful woman. If I were Macon, I will stay alone and I will not to meet Sarah and Muriel again. Or I will go abroad to travel, that will make me comfortable and reduce my stress.