Thursday, October 11, 2012

Book #35 in 2012

Love Anthony by Lisa Genova.

I started this book with high hopes and a 5 star rating.  

This novel tells the stories of two women living on Nantucket - both with failing marriages, but one of whom is mourning the loss of her 8 year old autistic son.  The story is beautifully written and I felt very connected with the characters.  Somewhere in the last third though, the author lost me with the cosmic-we're-all-connected stuff.  But her telling of Anthony's story is an excellent peek into the mind of an autistic child, whether a true representation or not.

Sad to have to only give this 3.5 stars.



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