April 1st 2008 There are multiple threads including the boy and his family in the present and how they cope, her background, the history of the mutation and how how it spreads around the world, and also a kind of myth attached to it, but not all the threads work, Stefan grew up in Plano, Texas. Man with disfiguring disease or birth defect? THE STORY OF FORGETTING is a marvelous and compelling read, filled with tragedy but also humor and hope --- and readers are sure to ponder the story long after they've finished it. Interesting and original idea of a boy finding out that his mother, who is secretive of her past, has early onset Alzheimers and sets out to find out about her past. The Story of Forgetting. Publisher: Random House, 2008. THE Story of Forgetting is a very underrated story. He lives in Brooklyn. Amazing to learn that this is a first novel presented by a young man in his late twenties with incredible insight into the emotions of both the caregiver and the sufferer. For Abel Haggard, the 70 year old recluse who narrates one of the novel's strands, the modern world has built up around his dilapidated farmhouse in the form of identikit modern housing. It kept me interested. Here's what I wrote about this book when I first read it in 2009: The author graduated from PSHS before I started teaching here. His first book, The Story of Forgetting, was an international bestseller and the winner of Best First Fiction at the Rome International Festival of Literature, The Ovid Prize from the Romanian Writer's Union, the 2008 Merck Serono Literature Prize and the 2009 Fiction Award from The Writers’ League of Texas. This is a story that hits pretty close to home for me, and I was very moved by the multiple ways that the author tries to understand, and accept, the tragedy of early-onset Alzheimer's. A heartbreaking story of truth and lies, facing life and running away from it, past, present and future possibilities. I have not read Block's website yet so I don't know about his personal experiences with Alzheimer's, but I felt like Seth came right from his heart and his experiences. 5/10 A talented young author's first book. As it is a genetic failure he wants to know more about her family; the family he has never met and knows nothing about, not even her maiden name. I will admit the ending had me wanting a firmer resolution. -The second is the "teenaged" version of Seth, telling in present tense what he researched and felt while his mom was developing early onset Alzheimer's disease at her age of 35. Read 17 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. I was apprehensive due to the subject matter-Alzheimer's-but was amazed at how the book took me down a delightful road. She is placed in a home for care and the boy sets to work discovering the family history to determine whether he will … JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. He wrestles with the core questions. A sad, sweet tale with characters that I believe will linger in my mind long after the book ends. Javascript doit être activé dans votre navigateur pour utiliser toutes les fonctionnalités de ce site. It's an easy read and the story of family and uncovering the past is lovely. Buy The Story of Forgetting by Block, Stefan Merrill online on Amazon.ae at best prices. Découvrez The Story of Forgetting - Stefan Block ainsi que les autres livres de au meilleur prix sur Cdiscount. Adepte des loisirs créatifs ou amoureux(se) des livres, venez échanger avec des milliers de passionnés ! Following the publication of his second novel, The Storm at the Door, Stefan was awarded The University of Texas Dobie-Paisano Fellowship, as well as residencies at The Santa Maddalena Foundation and Castello Malaspina di Fosdinovo in Italy. Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. The other character is a precocious teenage boy whose mom is dying from the same disease. He's obviously in a rare and gifted class. Think this one will stick in the recesses of my brain for a while (ahh, memory, again...). This book is really well-written and although it didn't amaze me, I definitely felt something. Stefan grew up in Plano, Texas. That's not necessarily a bad thing--I'm wholly in favor of reading for the sheer fun of it, and every book isn't going to connect with every reader. "The Story of Forgetting" is told from nearly four perspectives: -The first is an elderly, disfigured Abel recounting on the love of his life (also his twin brother's wife) and his mom. and carries pounds of lunchmeat in a suitcase while walking down the street in the middle of the night. Et encore plus d’inspirations et de bons plans ! It was like trying to photograph a sunset or telling the story of a dream dreamt, a private intensity, and attempts at its reproduction could only be met with a shrug.”, John Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize (2008), The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Nominee (2008), SOLVED. In Stefan Merrill Block’s extraordinary debut, three narratives intertwine to create a story that is by turns funny, smart, introspective, and revelatory.Abel Haggard is an elderly hunchback who haunts the remnants of his family’s farm in the encroaching shadow of the Dallas suburbs, adrift in recollections of those he loved and lost long ago. Le mercredi de 13h à 19h. It's tedious and scientific, and, like many masterpieces, the plot is not swift. This is the story of a family with a rare form of early onset Alzheimer's. "The Story of Forgetting" is told from nearly four perspectives: -The first is an elderly, disfigured Abel recounting on the love of his life (also his twin brother's wife) and his mom. 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