Marianne S. (sfc95) - , reviewed on 5/7/2011 + 686 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

This is one of those stories that is hard to review. of course the story of life and death is heatwrenching and the story itself, unfortunately true, will certainly make for a great book. However this story did not sound like just another "regular" person having significant crisis. This is a very lucky, well connected and highly supported father who has lost his wife unexpectedly and as written in the book, he is far from the only person the experience this. so to me the book takes on a connotation of either getting rich from the episode or obtaining closure through a book. I read it, I cried with the story and I "enjoyed" it but it also made me unconfortable that while he has people all over the world sending him donation he is taking his daughter to the Waldorf Astoria in NYC and flying to other countries constantly etc. I am glad he has found some peace and normalcy in his life since the tragedy and I wish him continued peace and success, however the story left me wanting this man to see the joy he has in his life and not continue to portray himself as an outcast.

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