The Rescue

Large print is nice to my eyes ha

I just finished reading The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks. I've read other Sparks books and cried for a minute, but this one had me crying for 2 days... I was so engrossed with the characters. When Denise and Taylor were fighting, I was really mad and wanted to scream! When Taylor finally reveals his past to Denise, I could feel the knots in his stomach and the awkward way Denise listened and cried with him. As Denise watches her son Kyle make progress from not talking at all to forming words of his own, I take pride in him like he's my own son. I believe the reason this book is so touching is because of its basis. On his website, here, you can read about Sparks' inspiration. This book was his first #1 and it's interesting to read about his writer's block . To sum it up, the son in this book, Kyle, is 5 years old but can only communicate on a 2 year old level. His disorder causes him to jumble words up that he hears and when he tries to speak he's not sure what order the sounds go in. It's a language barrier that Sparks dealt with with his own son and now, after hours of dedication, he's fine. This book urges me to be a better parent, and I'm not even a parent yet. It lets me know that what I think is my "patience" with my kids at school, is nothing compared to what some parents go through in working with kids who require extra attention. I would be so blessed if God chose me to parent a child like that.

Have you read the book? Tell me what you think about it. And if you haven't read it? Pick it up. Then tell me. :)