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this book! Kept me engaged from beginning to end, Beautiful message and really makes you think about life from a different perspective, Can't wait to see his next book!, sorry not sorry, this book was a navel gazing boring snooze, What a neat book this was, Written by an author from Edmonton, Alberta, he describes a series of events that are all connected through a journal that has been passed down from person to person foryears.
A good book, with many life lessons mixed in, Delightful
I found myself being quite irritated with many of the characters in the beginning of the book, but as the stories unfolded, and the meaning of the book unfolded in so many layers, I realized the author meant it to be that way.
The early characters were very simple and flat, but as the many lessons of the book were revealed, so the characters increased in their depth.
Well done. Ready for another of his books,
I received this book as a Good reads giveaway, Thank you. I really enjoyed the layout of this book, It certainly made it a pageturner for me, I read this book because my Mum was walking through the bookstore, and the author was signing copies, As mother's do, she started talking about me, and Mr, Prendergast told her I'd probably love this book, Turned out, I did. I found it a different and fascinating read, I would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in this kind of book, Interesting idea. Super cool surprise twist. I loved this book! I bought it for my dad when my sister and I met the author in Chapters and had planned on reading his copy, but never did.
Then a friend lent me this and another book by the same author, Without reading them, I tried to return them, but he told me that I HAD to read this one! Thank goodness I did what an amazing book! It definitely held me captive.
All of the people in the book are wonderful! Even though I couldn't wait to see how it ended, I didn't want it to end.
. . I loved it! Loved it and will review this book soon, Stay tuned! I went into this one very skeptically and ended up really enjoying it, I loved the ending. Richard and Sonia come upon a wreck driving to Montreal and while gathering the victims belongings, they find ayearold journal by the side of the road.
Six different people have written in the journal, Though the entries span three centuries, the writers share a quest: the search for meaning in their lives, These stories take Richard and Sonia on a personal and historic journey: across Canada to the jungles of India and back to the Canadian Rocky Mountains, where a final mystery awaits.
I won this in a Goodreads Giveaway, I wasn't sure I was going to like the book until about/of the way through, The first part gave us a glimpse of Richard feeling sorry for himself and apparently mad at his wife, Sonia, But as soon as the journal was introduced and the stories unfolded, I understood why the book started out the way it did, A wonderfully written book about the authors inside the journal,
Thank you Goodreads for the opportunity to win this gem,
Enjoyable read. Did not know what to expect amp was pleasantly surprised, I enjoyed this book. I won it in a Goodreads contest thank you very much as I'm not sure it would have come under my radar otherwise,
I enjoyed the layout of the book and the glimpses into the lives of all the journal entry writers, I think many of their stories could be drawn out and be interesting,
The message is a a good one, it makes you pause and reflect, In the Fall of, I won sitelinkThe Impact of a Single Event by sitelinkR, L. Prendergast in a Goodreads Giveaway, I was finally able to make time to read it, and I'm so sorry I waited this long, It was superb! I initially entered the contest because it was about the passing of a journal over ayear period throughout a few different connected families.
Writing and genealogy, how could I not love it At aboutpages, it is such an easytoread novel, I devoured it in abouthours one afternoon.
Sonia and Richard, a couple in their mid to late's, stop on the road to help victims of a car accident, After the ambulance arrives and carts the couple to the hospital, Sonia and Richard find the journal among the victims' belongings, then rush to the hospital to drop it all off.
From there, the book alternates chapters tracing the lineage of the journal backgenerations and discussing the impact of it on Sonia and Richard's current lives.
We learn more about what's going on with Sonia and Richard in their chapters and understand what troubles they face, but we also see how the journal was used by each of thepeople who'd previously written in it.
In the final chapter, Sonia and Richard leave their own imprint when the journal finds its way back to their hands,
Much of the writing style and language in this book is absolutely enchanting, In the first, I found myself turning pages without even realizing how much time had passed by, It was so engaging. When I hit the final chapter, I was less interested only because it became a bit more Eat/Pray/Love journey, which while fascinating, isn't something I can easily grasp when it's set ins India.
I'm just not familiar enough with the country, religions, or the history, but for the right reader, this will be, I'm certain, a phenomenal journey.
That said, it was still beautiful, and if that final chapter the longest was more like the rest, I would have given thisstars, It was more a case of reader disconnect and not anything the writer had done, It was written well, just hard for me to connect when the main character of that journal entry was hiding in a jungle hoping not to be eaten by a tiger! I tend to prefer something a bit more concrete with just a dose of philosophy.
The way the journal is handed off from person to person is breathtaking, The characters are rich and vibrant, The jump from time periods is virtually effortless, And there's a great family tree graphic in the beginning to help you understand how everyone's connected, but in all honesty, it's not necessary despite how complicated the story can get.
And there's a wonderful surprise at the end which I wasn't expecting,
It's a high recommendation from me if you like books to move you and take you on a journey, But you need to be comfortable with missing details, getting in your head, and taking a leap of faith in philosophy, Kudos to the author for one of the most seamlessly written books of this nature I've read before, Story Description:
A terrible car accident occurs, Richard and Sonia, a couple with a crumbling marriage, stop to help the critically injured victims, In the process, they find ayearold journal by the side of the road, Six different people have written in the journal, Though the entries span three centuries, the writers share a quest: the search for meaning in their lives, These stories take Richard and Sonia on a personal and historic journey: across Canada to the jungles of India and back to the Canadian Rocky Mountains, where a final mystery awaits.
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Richard and Sonia happen upon a car crash on the highway, There are two people trapped inside an overturned vehicle, The woman is hanging upside down in her seatbelt and the man is pinned in by the steering wheel, Sonia callson her cell phone to report the horrific scene displayed before them, Quickly the smell of gasoline permeates the air and the rush is on to remove these two people from their car before it catches fire or explodes into a fireball.
They finally free them and manage to drag them to a safer place, The female is bleeding profusely from a chest wound where a large piece of glass has impaled her chest and the man is making horrible gurgling sounds from his throat.
The ambulance finally arrives and the victims of the accident are on their way to the hospital,
Once the ambulance has gone, Richard and Sonia notice that the personal belongings of the passengers are strewn about the highway, Feeling badly for the couple they garner some garbage bags from the police and two old suitcases from the back of the car and begin the process of collecting their property and packing them in the bags and suitcases.
When they are done, they head over to give the property to the police to deliver to the hospital for the couple, in case they survived, but the police wouldnt have time and asked Richard and Sonia if they wouldnt mind dropping them off themselves.
They were a little taken aback but quickly agreed, As they were walking back to their own vehicle, Richard suddenly sees what looks like a book under the bumper of his car and bends down to retrieve it.
Once inside the car where he could see, he quickly realizes this book is very, very old and appears to be a diary or journal of some sort.
It turns out to be a journal that isyearsold and has been passed along to different people who have recorded a story from their own lives into it.
Although each persons story is somewhat a condensed version, they are riveting stories that you simply cant stop reading, Mr. Prendergast has smartly woven these stories together with a constant character that has come into possession of the journal,
I thoroughly enjoyed the amalgamation of stories from the different time periods, The characters in each life story were welldeveloped and the vividness of the writing made me feel as though I myself was there, I could see the sights, surroundings and smell the odours, I also loved the fact that the book was written by a Canadian and set in various parts of Canada!
The Impact of a Single Event had me pulled in right from the beginning and held my attention nonstop until the end.
Speaking of the end, I
loved the twist at the end, totally unexpected but absolutely perfect! Dont miss out on this one, once the word is out about how good this book is, its going to be a roaring success!!! Welldone Mr.
Prendergast!
A very compelling read with richly developed characters,
The author introduces us through a journal that spans portions ofcenturies to those who have written in it as they reflect upon the joys and sorrows, moral conflicts, and other aspects of their lives while also seeking to understand whether or not there is ultimate truth and whether or not their individual lives have purpose in the grand scheme of things.
Tying all these stories together is the modern day story of a onceloving couple who have grown apart from one another, but who through an unexpected incident a horrific auto accident they come upon while traveling home following a truncated getaway in which they hope to rediscover their love for each other discover this journal and begin their own process of transformation.
I recently received this as an ebook through a Goodreads giveaway and am grateful to the author and publisher for making it available in this way and for introducing me to an author who I look forward to continuing to read! Soon, I intend to read either "Socrates' Confessions" or "Dinner with Lisa", Mr.
Prendegast's other two novels, with the goal of soon having read them both, I was very intrigued when I discovered this book,by the title, and that it was written by a Canadian author I had yet to hear about.
I was not disappointed a very compelling story written in a unique format, The story is told in the form of a journal, spanning many years, with entries made by many people, searching, as we all do, for meaning in their lives.
Those who inherited the journal all felt "The Impact of a Single Event", A terrible car accident occurs, Richard and Sonia, a couple with a crumbling marriage, stop to help the critically injured victims, In the process, they find ayearold journal by the side of the road, Six different people have written in the journal, Though the entries span three centuries, the writers share a quest: the search for meaning in their lives, These stories take Richard and Sonia on a personal and historic journey: across Canada to the jungles of India and back to the Canadian Rocky Mountains, where a final mystery awaits.
Really good. I enjoyed it a lot! Overall the book was a fairly interesting idea, The character of Richard one of the only ones visited consistently during the story is a bit annoying, . . but it is required for him to have his aha moment at the end, The author did a good job of writing about different time periods and different people, That said, I found that the ending felt disloyal to one of the characters in the book, had them be devious and deceitful when then had been portrayed as a character of high quality prior to that.
All in all the book was good for reading at bed time, bought for.
.Stars I wanted to start reading this book again as soon as I finished it,
The book spansyears of journal entries from different people and the author does an excellent job of using the vernacular and tone of each generation and era of time in the journal writings.
I did think that Richard's
I also found that the way that Richard and Sonia's relationship broke down was so relatable to how otherwise healthy relationships flounder and fail without open communication and honesty and how quickly it can both happen and how quickly with the vulnerability of both parties, it can start to resolve.
All in all, this is probably going to be a reread and marked as one of my all time favorite books,
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