The Cure to My Fever

I had a fever without it. And this sweltering fever produced a sweet sweat that continuously slid down the back of my neck. It was caused by none other than a fascination. Not just any fascination, but the musical sort. It was my cure. It was The Cure. I was obsessed with The Cure, a primarily 80’s band, and when I listened to their music the nap of my neck cooled with content. The Cure was the cure to my craving. Thus, when I heard about a book that inspired one of their songs I was immediately hooked. I had to find out how they were able to pull inspiration from a book, so I investigated. What I found was rather interesting, and by this I mean that the book was interesting. The song in discussion is called, Charlotte Sometimes, as well as the book, which is written by Penelope Farmer. I never understood the song at first, although after reading the children’s book I fully understood the lyrics. I do mind you that if you choose to look into this book the beginning and middle are rather long, but the end is a shocker, and the book in whole is pretty short. My jaw literally dropped though, and I think that was definitely worth the wait. Without giving more information than the synopsis of the book does, it is essentially about a school girl that travels back in time, simultaneously trading places with another girl in the past. It is a very interesting idea, and the story presents the idea of identity, and absorbs the reader with some mind boggling inquiries. My fever has subsided after finding out what the mystery of Charlotte entails, but The Cure will continuously sizzle.