I love Anne Tyler. Her book Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant was one of my favorites from my college days. So, when I saw Noah's Compass on sale at the bookstore, I couldn't resist picking it up.
Noah's Compass is about Liam and his family. Something traumatic happens to Liam early on in the book and he spends the rest of the book trying to figure out what happened and how it happened. The problem with this is that I, too, waited to find out what happened and how it happened and I never found out. Neither did Noah, but as it turns out, that wasn't what the book was really about. Instead, it was about a journey, Liam's journey as he worked to find out where his life was, how he got there, and what had happened along the way. Honestly, at times this story reminded me of an episode of Seinfeld. It was a story about nothing, really, but you left feeling like you had heard a good story.
I enjoyed reading about Noah's journey. It reminded me of my life in some ways, but I guess anyone who read it might feel the same way. I think we all could recognize aspects of our own life in Noah's. For better or for worse.
I have to be honest and admit that this book was not a page turner. I could read for a little while, put it down, and walk away. This must be why it took me practically the entire month of February to read this book. But, it was good.
I have begun to read The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani and am on about page 40, but I think I am going to put it aside for a bit to read Ree Drummond's book about her love and marriage. I love watching her cooking show and am curious to hear her story that I stumbled across at the bookstore today. The shoemaker can wait for now.
Happy reading everyone!
:) Dodie
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