I found this book in the bottom of a box of books my sister gave me and it looked like it had seen some hard living with have the cover ripped off. I didn’t expect to enjoy this book. I am not sure why. I think I just expect to only like certain kinds of books and I should stop doing that. The summary on the back of the book sounded complicated and too human and I thought I would just get through it to say I did, but in the end Illumination Night by Alice Hoffman was filled with rich characters that I could empathize with and grow to appreciate their development.
Illumination Night is about 3 families and how they intersect and interact with each other. Each with their own battles and needs, whether is mental illness, marital stress, elderly needs or teenage angst and divorcing parents. The book has beautiful characters that are easy to relate to and learn to love. I appreciate the way Hoffman makes her characters so real that the story is really just details around them. I really enjoyed this book and I look forward to reading more from this author.
I got this book from my sister Jamie Holloway. You can get your own copy of Illumination Night by Alice Hoffman on Amazon.
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Illumination Night by Alice Hoffman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I did not think I would like this book but I am pleasantly surprised that I was so wrong and I think that Alice Hoffman may be on my list of favored authors for her ability to make her characters so realistic. This book is about families and generations and households and growing and learning and all that implies among the generations and the moments of magic and pain that can either make it worth it or cause a lifetime of searching for something else.
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Thank you Jesus that You are the Son of God, the God that created heaven and earth. Thank you Jesus that You came to earth in the form of a man so that You would be able to empathize with my humanity. Thank You that You did this in order to fulfill the promises You made at the foundation of the world.
I realize that I am a sinner and do things that hurt myself and keep myself away from you. Thank You that You died for my sins so that You could defeat death and bring me into Your life. Please forgive me.
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