Mesmerizing stream of feelings
348553
Honestly, I didn't expect to be so touched by the story the way it did. I presumed that I would run through the story as I always do. But this book will yank you back, make you stop, and then ease you out, making you feeling the sound, the wind, the heat and leaving an everlasting impression on your heart. This book needs to be read, for every heart needs to be broken, wrung, beaten and healed by a story like this. Thank you Khaled Hosseini.
2722402
These poems are absolutely mesmerizing. I return to them often...pulled there by emotions I cannot quite name, but love to feel permeating my psyche, over and over again. In case you missed it, I highly recommend this book and this poet. His work is riveting.
4590366
This book sent chills down my spine, and brought me to my knees in Khalad's overwhelming ability to pinpoint  and recognize even the most subliminal of feelings.  Good writers can make you understand the charactors feelings, great books can make you feel the charactor's feelings.  This was a great book, and I am sad that I could not have spent more that a day reading this.  A real soul-stirrer.
3604834
Tranquility is an unforgettable emotional roller coaster ride which will melt the hearts of even the most jaded and cynical of readers. It is a warm and gentle jaunt through the life of a young careworker, but it is also the gripping tale of a no-let-up quest for justice.

When Sarah transfers to the Dementia unit of the Tranquility Nursing Home, she suspects that the tranquillity is only skin deep. Indeed, the homes idyllic facade masks a plethora of daily traumas  from residents with psychotic illnesses to incontinence. But Sarah and her colleague Tracey increasingly fear that there is a dark and twisted evil in the care homes very gut. They vow to expose it at any cost.

Tranquility is about a fight for justice when no-one wants to listen, but it is also the poignant story of the love between four generations of women living under the same roof. The great-grandmother, Elaine  Gran, the grandmother, Brenda, single mother Sarah and her six-year-old daughter Kayla. These four steel magnolias indomitably support one another through love and loss.

The real stars, though, are perhaps the residents of Tranquility themselves. Their banter is a timely reminder that an elderly person  perhaps especially a dementia sufferer  is not a shell to be discarded but a labyrinth of memories, thoughts, hopes and dreams. From the caddish Sam to the vivacious Rose to forever-young twins Lily and Beth, their personalities shimmer and thrive.

Who could forget the haunted Mrs W? Who would mess with the feisty Edie? At its heart, the book is a telling reminder that the death of an old person is not an inevitable relief but the burning of a vast and great ship that has sailed the seven seas.

Tranquility evokes an ocean of buried feelings, and it will be very hard not to succumb to the tidal wave of emotions. In other words, keep the Kleenex handy!
2090553
I can only imagine how it would feel to be loved and adored by a man such as Axel.  This book brought me to tears with overflowing emotions.  It is very rare that an author can wrap me up in a story this tightly.  I feel like I know these characters personally.  Ally and Axel are real and so passionate for each other it made me ache to feel this kind of all consuming love.
2539968
So many emotions going through my head while reading this story.  Sadness, love, anger. The love between Tristen and Deidra is so strong.  The compassion in Deidre for the children of her old village is heartwarming.  I would love to see this story progress in the future.
2472031
I didn't want the book to end. Having lost my own mother recently in a hospice I was hesitant about reading this book. However the truly wonderful feelings one can have seeing your loved one slip to a most beautiful place was brought back to me reading Mr. O'Connells words.
I was so moved by his words I plan to recommend this wonderful piece of work to the priest who oversees the volunteers who grace the halls of Hopewell House in Portland, Oregon. Thank you for your incredible book.
4067900
I am so grateful I stumbled upon this read.  After finishing The Sorrows of Young Mike, I sat in a daze for a period of time letting the story and my related emotions sink in.  Mike is a complex, yet relatable character.  His perception of the world mixed with his own personal struggle is at times troubling and hard to swallow, but for anyone who has traveled or been young and in love this story will feel sincere and oddly familiar.  I highly recommend this book!!  It will stick with you and remind you that the world is at times vast and terrifying, yet so unbelievably beautiful.
3461964
The emotion is this book is just amazing. As a reader I really felt that I was going on a journey with the characters. The way it is written is touching and touches your soul. It is a incredible read.
The reason I gave 4 not 5 stars is simply I felt there were a few to many places where the story was told not shown, and unfortunately my creative writing training had me wanting to get my pen out and rewriting parts of it.
Despite this I felt it had the potential to be an outstanding piece of writing, but even without a rewrite this book is beautifully written and stunning to read.
3186869
This was my third book in just a couple of months that strongly focused on characters and deep emotions. And you know what? Im loving every second of these experiences. In Everything Here is Beautiful we see the story from multiple perspectives - Miranda, Lucia, Manny, Yonah. Their fates forever linked by one deep emotion - Empathy.

Mira T. Lee have done an amazing job bringing her characters to life. Even their language and choice of words changed accordingly and added that exquisite touch to their personalities. Making them as real as my next door neighbours.

Miranda and Lucia, two Chinese-Americans, whose mother emigrated to the USA when Miranda was just a little girl and Luci was still tenderly protected in her mothers womb. Out of the two of them, Lucia was always the vigorous and sparkling one, discovering the world in her own keen and energetic pace. While Miranda, surely affected by their early years in the states, took upon herself a responsible role.

Always being spontaneous and strong-willed, Lucia dashes after her dreams and emotions, and no-one could keep her in one spot, not even her illness.

A duck, said Lucia. Im going to paint you, a duck. A goose! said Yonah. Lucy Goosey, Im going to paint you a goose.

As Lucia passes through Yonahs and later Mannys life, they will stay forever linked together. Either because of tenderness of ones heart, or through much more complicated emotions. But there won't be a single moment when they would have forgotten Luci and how she changed their lives.

Manny:
When I first marry Lucia, people wonder who is this Chinese girl? I say, this is Lucia, and everybody likes Lucia. Wherever she goes she is friend with everyone. Lucia is like child this way, without walls.

Emotional and heart-wrenching, Everything Here is Beautiful deserves so much more attention.
Dont go into it looking for plot twists and action, instead expect huge emotional response to the vivid characters and interlaced fates.
3691103
Reading this book was like being immersed in a painting, the language sensual, evocative, textured.  Since it is about painting and a relationship transcending time and background events, and because of its unusual prose/poem presentation, it made me feel the dreamlike quality of the experience of life.
I will definitely be reading it again to see if it has the same effect on me.
8362
The language in this book is evocative and creates an amazing sense of place and time.  I plan to read it again simply to savor the turn of a phrase. The characters come to life i their complexity and are truly unique.  Weeks later, I still feel like I met many of them in person.  While I did not like many of the characters and their actions, they lived and breathed throughout the pages.
624407
Never before have I listened to a story that stirred my heart and made me so enthralled by the characters. While I play the online MMO as a gamer,  Listening to the audiobooks by this author immerse me into the lore and personalities of the characters in such a way that I want to be a part of their world even more.
Christie Golden portrays the characters of this book with such realism and emotion, that I actually found myself choking up during the telling of the story. You feel the pain, the loss, the sadness, but also the hope and desire to fight back against the evil brought by the antagonist of this story. It makes you want to fight alongside these heroes, share their victory and mourn with them at their losses.
I not only recommend this book, but would read it over and over again, as well as many others by this author, just to feel those wonderful feelings and feel a part of the fictional characters of Azeroth.
3331229
J. Marie Darden has a beautiful writing style. I finished the book three days ago and I still have wonderfully vivid pictures of the locations and the characters. "Enemy Fields" really brought out a wide range of strong emotions in me, from sadness and horror, to laughing out loud and tears of joy. I would occasionally read something that made me feel like I was in on a private joke, meant only for myself and the author. It was an indescribable connection that I can't say I've ever had with other writers. I'm eagerly waiting to read the sequel.
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This is an evocative and moving book about love, courage, loss, longing and the power of continued connection between mother and son. With a whole new realm of connection possibilities to consider, it beckons the mind and heart to stretch wide open.  Its an emotional, often mysterious, heart crushing AND heart lifting account of a young life extraordinarily well-lived and the loving and energetic bond that continues still between Melody and Dev.  This story is an intimate and emotional journey that invites the reader to sit still and contemplate whats possible. Bring a box of tissue and also prepare to smile through your tears as the power of love does its magic.
1810001
The flow and rhythm and simple beauty of this book compelled me along, page by page. It captivated me. I was smitten and could not put it down. And the Sadness when it ended was the hallmark of a magnificent read.
2963700
Flower Girl is a wonderful story, and superbly written.  Catherine Feeny took me on a roller coaster ride of emotions, to which any reader can relate.  Reading this book was like chatting with a dear friend; sure, everyone has ghosts from the past that can't be shaken, and everyone has good days and bad days; however, one can empathize when chatting with a dear friend such that one experiences and feels the same emotions that the friend is experiencing and feeling.  The book grabbed my attention from the start, and I was drawn in more and more with every flip of the page.  I highly recommend this book, and I must stop now, because I'm afraid if I keep going I'll give away the story; and that wouldn't be fun, now would it.