Nervous Conditions and A Walk To Remember

Before I left for my trip this week, I went ahead and read Nervous Conditions.  Now a distant memory (quickly replaced with memories of my trip) one thing that really got me thinking is when Babamakuru physically abused Nyasha for her provocative behavior.  Yes, some may say that this was the right thing to do, and she deserved it, blah blah blah, and others may say that he was way harsh on her, and there should have been less abusive consequences for her actions. I was hoping to discuss this in class, I was kind of indifferent on the entire situation.  Part of me thinks that Nyasha totally deserved the beating, because of her "wrong actions", but the other part of me thinks that Babamakuru should have handled the situation in a different manner. Aside from Nervous Conditions, I found myself reading _A Walk To Remember_ for nearly 3 hours on the plane back from Rome. The expression "The book is always better than the movie" is totally true in this case. I loved the movie, but am finding that the book is so much better! Jamie and Hegbert Sullivan are thoroughly characterized directly and indirectly, and the main character Landon Carter talks about his home life more in depth in the book, too. In the movie, the situation with his mother and father was quite a mystery to me, and was pleasantly surprised when it was thoroughly explained in the book. I am only about 50 or so pages from the end of the book, and am hoping to finish it sometime next week.