A Journal for Jordan

I'm currently reading A Journal for Jordan by Dana Canedy. So far, surprisingly, it is surpassing my expectations. I was a little bit bummed at first when I picked up this book, being the only non-fiction book that looked decent I could find, I wasn't super excited to read it. The title and inside covers of the book tell you that the book is a journal by a soldier in Iraq, for his son Jordan, which is slightly misleading. The book is actually a series of letters from Jordan's mom Dana, ( the author) to Jordan, containing quotes and such from Jordan's father Charles' journal. Dana writes these letters to her son when he is only ten months old, just after his father died, so that he may read them later. She writes about what her life was like before Charles came into it, and how he completely changed her life. Dana also writes about Charles' childhood, so that Jordan can truly understand the kind of person his father was and why, because his father will never be around for him to see. So a book that I thought was going to be some body's life story, totally boring, actually turned out to be a love story, with lots of life lessons, and a good read! I would definitely recommend this book to others, so far it's good!

Favorite quote: "Life would be boring if we were all the same. Appreciate people for who they are and learn from their differences."