Review: Touching Self-Discovery
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 28, 2012
I loved, loved the tagline of this book - "At 17 ... Frank didn't think he had a past. At 50 ... Frank doesn't believe he has a future." The story focuses on Frank's self-discovery at different stages of his life. Of course, a large part of this discovery comes from music in different eras.I doubt that anyone who reads this book will be able to step away from it without first comparing it to their own lives or at the very least questioning the similarities of this story and their own life stories. Memory loss seems a scary path and yet, the way Douglas has written it, this journey of 'loss' reaches out to the reader as self-discovery more than a loss of senses.What I didn't like about this book? Some parts of it dragged more than I liked. Don't get me wrong, the book is extremely well-written and if I look at the parts that dragged, I don't know how it can be any different. If these sections were removed, the story would be affected and yet, I was tempted to skip some bits. Then again, it could just boil down to preference.Would I recommend this book? Oh so definitely.Overall assessment:Content: 4/5Editing: 4/5Formatting: 4/5Pacing: 3.5/5Offensive content?: I would rate it PG.Disclosure: I received a review copy of this book from the author through Orangeberry Book Tours. I did not receive any payment in exchange for this review nor was I obligated to write a positive one.