Title: Let's Roll: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage
Authors: Lisa Beamer
Rating: ****
Unknown Words
Sequestered: To Set apart
Blithely: Of happy character
Dichotomy: a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
Erudite: learned
Review: This is a love story about Todd and Lisa Beamer. It's also a story of overcoming odds, with the deaths of parents and spouses. Lisa's grief was still raw when the book was written, and it shows a side to her I fear the population overlooks. The closest deaths I've experienced have been cousins, both within the last year. The first few chapters of Lisa's story were incredibly difficult to swallow. There are a few chapters in the middle I felt were unnecessary. The ending offers a final look at life after 9/11, and how daily routines were forever altered. I'd like to see an interview with Lisa or any of the families now, to see how they are doing. It's worth noting Lisa's daughter Morgan is a few months older than my own baby sister. I also have a daughter now, and though I'm no longer married, I could not fathom the death of a spouse. Lisa is not afraid to reveal where her strength comes from, and some verses are repeated throughout the book. When it's time to finish up and go home, she still gathers her boys by saying "Let's roll".
Review: This is a love story about Todd and Lisa Beamer. It's also a story of overcoming odds, with the deaths of parents and spouses. Lisa's grief was still raw when the book was written, and it shows a side to her I fear the population overlooks. The closest deaths I've experienced have been cousins, both within the last year. The first few chapters of Lisa's story were incredibly difficult to swallow. There are a few chapters in the middle I felt were unnecessary. The ending offers a final look at life after 9/11, and how daily routines were forever altered. I'd like to see an interview with Lisa or any of the families now, to see how they are doing. It's worth noting Lisa's daughter Morgan is a few months older than my own baby sister. I also have a daughter now, and though I'm no longer married, I could not fathom the death of a spouse. Lisa is not afraid to reveal where her strength comes from, and some verses are repeated throughout the book. When it's time to finish up and go home, she still gathers her boys by saying "Let's roll".
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