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Sunday, October 19, 2014

Book Review: The Gift by Cecelia Ahern

Definitely not what I expected from Cecelia Ahern. Since the main character is a man, I don't know that this qualifies as chick lit, does it? This was another one of those books that I read, er, listened to, without reading the synopsis to find out what it was about beforehand. I was confused by the male MC, so to make sure I didn't get the wrong book, I had to go back and read it. LOL

Either way, it was a pretty good book. Sort of reminiscent of A Christmas Carol with the guy who has it all and neglects those closest to him. Then, he meets a mysterious being and is shown how great life could be if he would change his ways. 

*SPOILER*   Only, for Lew, it ends up being too late in the end. I have to admit, my eyes watered when he realized he was going to die. Especially when he cloned (for lack of a better word) and went home and talked to his daughter, making sure she knew that he'd always love her and be there for her no matter what. 

So yeah, add it to your list. 

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From the GoodReads website, "Extremely successful executive, Lou Suffern is always overstretched, immune to the holiday spirit that delights everyone around him. The classic workaholic who never has a moment to spare, he is always multitasking while shortchanging his devoted wife and their adorable children.
One frigid morning in an uncharacteristic burst of generosity, he buys a cup of coffee for Gabe, a homeless man huddled outside his office building. Inspired by his own unexpected act of kindness, Lou decides to prolong his charitable streak and contrives to get Gabe a job in his company's mailroom. But when Gabe begins to meddle in Lou's life, the helping hand appears to be a serious mistake. Gabe seems to know more about Lou than Lou does about himself, and, perhaps more disturbingly, Gabe always seems to be in two places at once. 
With Lou's personal and professional fates at important crossroads and Christmas looming, Gabe resorts to some unorthodox methods to show his stubborn patron what truly matters and how precious the gift of time is. But can he help him fix what's broken before it's too late?"

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