“ Matt Haig is an author for children and adults. Let the record speak for itself Photo by Anton H on īefore I reveal why I said that, the reason why I said earlier that Matt’s name sounded familiar soon became obvious when I searched for him online.īelow’s the bio I extracted (with modifications) from his website: Like the one I previously reviewed.Įxcept for one major difference in the case of this book.
Which is kind of typical for most feel-good books you find in the mass market.
After all, it was a mishmash of single short paragraph pages, grocery-like checklists such as the author’s favourite songs, as well as brief 1-4 page long chapters of inspirational quotes, anecdotes, and testimonials. Though 260 pages long, I realised after flipping through quickly that this wouldn’t be a tough book to wolf down in one sitting if I so choose. The author’s name rang a bell for some reason, so I decided to pick up the eye-catching multi-colored book for a closer look. There, resplendent and residing at eye level on what seemed to be its very own display shelf, sat Matt Haig‘s latest offering “The Comfort Book”, published earlier this year. So you can’t exactly blame me when lo and behold what should I see? After all, they are always placed strategically at eye level to catch the attention of every library user upon arrival. Still, my “inner reader” couldn’t help but glance over at the recommended book display shelves that afternoon. I thought I might as well make it a fun book hunt trip for him, on top of clearing that day’s worth of homework.Īnd that was how I came to stumble upon my… …unexpected September book find Source: The Times of IndiaĪlready holding on to several library books still languishing unread on my study desk, the last thing I wanted was to borrow more! This time, I brought him to the neighborhood public library instead. With all that racket, C our autistic boy, would not be able to do any homework upon his return from school! So it was decided that I should take him out and find a cafe or somewhere quiet to complete his school work. Still, by the afternoon of Day 1, one thing was clear to my wife and me. Unfortunately, the thunderous noise generated by this untimely renovation lasted from 9 am to 5 pm, which felt like forever (even though it lasted just three days)! It was the second of three atypical days in my household last week and reading a book, even reviewing one, was the last thing on my mind!ĭrilling works had been underway in an apartment unit two floors down from where we live.
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