I R O N Y ? ? ?

"Let me guess. You want to know why I tried to kill myself?" Albom's book started off for me a little bit like a lifetime movie. He is simple in his story telling and is not easy to redirect his thoughts with fluffy language. Instead, the areas in which he takes a bit of flare would be in the style/format of the book. Those little insertions of notes at the end of some chapters from his character makes the book more appealing. I think that is where the book keeps my interest mostly. I continue to read just so that I could partake of those little unexpected things. Aside from that, it is written in first person and so we know that the character is telling the story and is not dead, unless...other suspicious elements will arise. The book may increase my interest as I read on, but as of right now, I merely read to find those little elements that make the book appealing.