Review: uplifting and brilliant
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 26, 2013
This book has the point of view of two people, Patrick and Jantzen who are father and son. Jantzen has had to look after himself, his father's business and try to keep his dad save after his dad he's a complete breakdown after his wife die unexpectedly.Hidden in The Pages is a love story different from what I've read before, I like the idea of finding your one true love in the pages of a magic journal, but I felt very sorry for Jantzen, he was just so unhappy. Even when he thought he could put aside the journal , he felt huge amounts of guilt.Patrick, the genius, who just couldn't cope, lives under a bridge, and has visits from his dead wife. I liked Patrick, he was very well written. I liked how he could be swept away by colour. And it pleased me that even with how he was , he still loved his son, he could be quite playful at times as well. It made me laugh at how he kept trying to get to drive his old Porsche. And Jantzen just kept saying no!The other characters were good, I loved Zoie, Jantzens sort of girlfriend, and I loved the kids she looked after as well. This book had a lot of feel good factor going on, and how it takes a lot of effort to overcome mental illness. There needs to be support of people who care. The three of these people were all suffering, and lonely. But this doesn't mean it was a depressing book, far from it. I loved it.(less)