Lub Dub

I feel so stupid for not remembering the name of the person who created the "Lub Dub" book we look at in class. I tried searching for it, but all I could find were heart rhythms and medical information. This was my favorite artistic work we looked at in class last week. What I like best is that the author could have gone in so many different directions with the story, but decided to create a commentary on love. She definitely could have been a social critic and tear a part the show and how different media outlets covered what happened. Instead, she struck at something more personal. Love, or even a harmless crush, are both supposed to be happy things with candy hearts, but either could cause so much emotional or physical pain. It's not always pretty like our perfect cut-out hearts; a real heart isn't very pleasing to look at.

I additionally enjoyed the experience a person gets when looking through the book. A majority of the pages are different and draw the reader in. Her words are clever and the images can cause the viewer's stomach to turn. It can really make a person feel tension and anxiousness while looking through it.

I found this image from a random person's blog and I thought the text she wrote was interesting so I included it.

All that I am grateful for exists in a heart beat

(lub-dub, lub-dub, lub-dub)

Each heart beat contains:

Courage

Compassion

Grace

Fortitude

Each heart beat contains these cherished virtues:

They are what make us all human.

My heart beats on and I am grateful

That each beat reminds me that I am alive

In the very moment,

Able to appreciate the world that I live in.

lub-dub, lub-dub, lub-dub