The Truth About Forever

The Truth About Forever is a book that I read two summers ago, in July. Every now and then I find a book that speaks to you, and you feel like it understands you. That is how I felt about this one. I recommend it to lots of people, my mom even, and I reread it, especially in July. Sarah Dessen is a 'teen' author, and it is a bit of a teen romance. But I liked it because the characters in it seemed real to me, not perfect and full of flaws, much like me. And it talks about the loss of a parent. 


At the time I read this book, one of my best friends mom had suddenly passed away. Sometimes a book helps you to think through things and sort them out in your own life, simply by absorbing the story of someone else. And I am a just a little bit of a romantic, so it was the right fit for the time.


Novels stick with me. I remember characters and stories, and I ponder about the authors that have written the books, wondering what their life story is that they would write with the feelings and insight into the lives of their characters. Movies, I forget. My husband jokes that I should have three movies and just keep watching them, as I never remember the endings. He is not far off the mark!


I think of writing a book myself sometimes. But all I could write about is my own experience. Would anyone want to read that?! :)