The author did a magnificent job of paying tribute to his mother in this testimonial to her life of extraordinary service. She was portrayed as such an incredible person, such a selfless individual, that I wished to meet her. Unfortunately, therein lies part of the issue. This woman seemed to walk on water - not one fault, which made me consider that perhaps her son was overly-idealizing his mother after her passing (not that I can fault him for doing so). So, to some extent, it made some of the story less relatable, if not unbelievable, at times. I kept waiting for at least one story from childhood when she cracked, but he only mentioned one moment when she accidentally took the pet's pill instead of her own and panicked a bit. Truly, the woman was a saint; completely flawless! I suppose, of course, that's part of why she was so inspiring.
I did have a bit of a hard time feeling connected to the characters. Perhaps this is because the book stayed mostly at a surface level, rather than delving into the truly emotional aspects of a cancer journey. It was more matter-of-fact, and that may be why it was a bit of a slower read than I expected.
I did love reading about all of the books in their "Book Club", however, and added several of them to my "To-Read" list.
Read 5/8/13
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