One thing I love about Eric LaRocca is how aggressively non binary their books are, in that his unique perspective clearly influences their ability to tell a story from both male and female points of view while still being easy to empathize with. LaRocca taps into deep gender anxieties even when the book in question is "less queer" (We Can Never Leave This Place does not have the same aggressively queer themes as their other titles) In this case, Mara's generational trauma colliding with her blossoming womanhood, her mother's relationship to motherhood, and all of the twisted secrets within the family. Interpretation: The man (or correctly the man’s soul as his body cannot cross) is suffering and sees a light ahead as his soul leaves his body and starts its journey into The Afterlife. Mara's mother is icy and unloving which comes across as unnecessarily harsh since the character development is a little thin. We're not really sure why Mara's mother despises her so much. It reminded me of James and the Giant Peach and how James (an orphan and a sweet boy) was treated so cruelly by his aunts. It's unexplained behavior the reader has to accept (sometimes I can get on board and sometimes I can't). The two of them live in squaller. Interpretation: This is critical and is a strong warning. It tells us that in The Afterlife, our memories of life persist.. We carry on as a unique energy. What makes us, us, is still there dancing (existing). Our memories are there too. Some souls with positive (good) memories remember them (they are in Heaven) and others with bad (evil) memories try to forget them (they are in Hell). The message is to do the right thing in life and the reason is clear. Interpretation: We are led into the afterlife by departed souls and these souls (to use our common language) can be good or evil. ‘She’ may be his wife, but I think not. I think she is an evil spirit. Maybe even the devil who has convinced him to cross over. She is guiding him across to The Afterlife when Heaven and Hell can be found.

We Can Never Leave This Place is a gloomy, claustrophobic tale of a teen girl in a seemingly war-ravaged or dystopian society, trapped in a toxic home with her ruthlessly cold mother after her father is murdered. Strange characters filter into the apartment and bring their own bizarre and, at times, horrific motives and desires with them, and all Mara can do — and us, alongside her — is watch the quiet chaos reach its peak. There's a general sense of disgust and true, human horror that permeates the entire tale, due both to the characters' depraved actions and Mara's filthy living conditions, and each time a glimmer of hope is unveiled, you can't help but grasp onto it desperately despite knowing it will likely be wrenched away from Mara soon enough.This is my interpretation and is from my mind, whilst in a heightened, connected state. It is influenced by my experiences and my connections, having been established after the loss of my son to suicide in 2017 and a few very near death experiences following. Carolbeth from Tnfor 40 years I have been singing "one swell of colide dust" rising up through the air

Alan from Planet EarthOne of the most entertaining and interesting songs by The Eagles. So many different interpretations of the song are the cause overlooking what the artists say. Devil worship? Addiction? The most absurd one involved "THC" and the active ingredient in marijuana. Listen to what Felder et al have to say regarding the song/album. There's no reason not to take their word for it. Therefore the meaning in its entirety is that this strange place does not have the elixir once man lost his spiritual existence or paradise, which is the neighborhood of the One God or the one (1), or the Perfect one (9). Having choice of free will, the consequent actions of human beings (6) and deeds in this world are subject to judgement (9), by God, following which man could be designated eternal salvation or eternal perdition, over the latter there being nineteen. Thus the final completion of the cycle by referring again to nineteen where we began, establishes the element of perpetuity and eternity in Hell and Heaven.We Can Never Leave This Place, I think probably I can’t. I’m trapped in a state of purgatory. How do you sum up a story that depicts such vivid imagery of neglect and trauma? I’m not going to lie; this book seems to be impossible to review with enough fervour to do it justice. It’s the kind of story that leaves you staring into space afterward. The musings playing around your consciousness like a never-ending loop. It's about whomever wrote the Song was higher than Hollywood in the 70s-80s,.. as Neil Armstrong on the Moon; so high they couldn't even tell you what the song is exactly about. Timothy Moore Sr. from Tontogany, Ohwhen the compact disk first came this was the first album i had to get on disk. This is one of the songs I never get tired of hearing and that says it all!!!!! Helen Beech from Plymouth, UkI have a different interpretation of this song, I think it’s about a journey into the afterlife. Do you want to hear my interpretation in full? Here it is: This is a reference that hell is a prison, and people's own actions, made with freedom of choice, are solely to blame for their predicament.

Just as he expected not a surprise at all, think he means going to another place in his mind, or if he got stabbed they have to prove their innocence) WE CAN NEVER LEAVE THIS PLACE is a bit of a departure from some of LaRocca's earlier work. Readers can expect this story to feel more like a fable or dark fairytale. The protagonist is a young woman named Mara who lives with her mother and has recently lost her father to a war that is waging outside their home.Addiction to marijuana is something I've never ever seen, and the amount of weed that my friends and I smoked in our youth is greater than what some of you weigh. So those that speak of withdrawal do not have any personal experience whatsoever. Europeanqoheleth from Cork,irelandOn top 2000 a gogo Joe Walsh explianed that it was called Hotel California as people from different parts of America all went to California so California itself was like a hotel.

The bible refers to a beast in the book of revelations, which cannot be killed, and never actually dies.Other honorees will be Carole King, George Lucas, Cicely Tyson, Rita Moreno, and classical director Seiji Ozawa. I've read several of Eric's works now, and have been genuinely captivated by each and every one. Their way with words is brilliant all on its own, but Eric has the plots and characters to flesh out all of that eloquence and give it a sturdy home that leads to the most memorable and truly special reading experiences. Unsurprisingly for anyone who's a fan of this author's works, We Can Never Leave This Place runs through a wide gambit of emotions, and left me feeling somehow both drained and fulfilled in the best way when it ended. The ceremonies will be broadcasted on the CBS-TV network on December 29th; it will be interesting to see if Don F., or in fact Randy and/or Bernie, will show up... Interpretation: This is probably controversial. I feel that the lyric should be and was intended to be “Please bring me my wife”. If this is accepted, then in the ‘place’ he has been brought to (Hell probably given the souls that are there), his wife cannot be found. That is because she left there in 1969 soon after she died to go to Heaven. I feel that she (his wife) is a good soul who now exists in Heaven, but he is not ready to go there yet to join her in Heaven as his life (so far) doesn’t warrant it. He suddenly realises this and wants to be with her, but cannot.