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Taking Flight (2012)

by Adrian R. Magnuson(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0615659292 (ISBN13: 9780615659299)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Pink Fish Press

review 1: Taking Flight is a story of a very special but unlikely friendship between a teenage boy and an elderly man who suffers from Alzheimers. Both try to escape the harsh reality of their lives. Their paths first cross on an airplane headed to JFK airport. The boys as well as the man's story are told in the first person throughout alternating chapters. Other involved characters are the boys severely mentally ill mother, his father and the man's family who are all written about in the third person. This gives the book an unusual twist. Once at the airport the two decide to take off together. Their journey takes them across the country on a long wild disorganized trip during which they share their common hobby of birding. It is hard to tell who has abducted who. Although at times... more a bit lengthily in various szenes, Taking Flight is a sad but heart warming story of an unlikely friendship.
review 2: I "purchased" this book on a day when it was a free offering. I normally don't expect much from the books I don't pay for, but it's been awhile since I've enjoyed a story so much. The tale of Jeremy and Harry is one that is bittersweet, touching, and enlightening. Serious issues such as mental illness, family discord, and Alzheimer's Disease are treated with understanding, compassion and, at times, humour. I came away from my reading experience with the feeling that lives had been touched in a way that allowed the characters to grow and relationships to heal. What made the book effective is the fact that, just as in real life, there were disappointments as well as triumphs. There was no "happy ever after", some characters remained embittered and spiteful while others seized the opportunity to make the most of what joy could be found in life. less

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