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Summary: Another Follower review
Review: I love reading thrillers, medical mysteries/marvals, true life and social history. This book has it all. It's a fascinating read that doesn't let you stop the ride until you've laughed, cried, sighed and sung.
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Summary: Following Foo Reviewed
Review: I loved the wide range of emotions. Very creative writing style. BD Wong is my new crush. I am now a follower. I usually don't read a lot, but I couldn't (didn't want to) stop reading it once I started. Just when I thought all would go well, there was a shocking, and very emotional story that happened in the ICU step down area. BD Wong is a remarkable father who told a very difficult story. I was lucky enough to get to see BD read at "Books Inc." in San Francisco last week. His reading brought even deeper meaning and emotions to the book for me. I would recommend this book to EVERY parent.
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Summary: an awe inspiring memoir
Review: I've long been a fan of B. D. Wong (Tony Award winner for his performance in "M. Butterfly"), but was totally unprepared for this deeply moving account of the trial and tribulations he and his partner Richard Jackson faced when their twin sons were born prematurely. An extended collection of e-mails, "Following Foo" documents in heart wrenching detail the loss of one child and the harrowing fight to save the other. This is an unforgettable book about the triumph of the human spirit and the healing force of love.
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Summary: I couldn't put it down!
Review: It's so full of drama that it feels like an episode of ER, but it's REAL LIFE! The story of the trials and tribulations of B.D. Wong's (& Richie's) twin sons being born is told with humor, heart, and every kind of emotion. I COULDN'T PUT THE DAMN THING DOWN! You'll be drawn in immediately. If you have children, or want to have children someday, it's a beautiful book. I usually hate this cliche, but it truly did make me laugh outloud, and cry my eyes out. B.D.'s not just a wonderful actor, but a great writer, too.
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Summary: A Book of Hope & Celebration of Life
Review: Let's face it, we know the ending when we start. But, once into the book, you are drawn into the world at the NIC unit. You see what is happening as if you were there experiencing it. To see the raw emotion, experience the day to day happenings is to fall in love with the little life that is so fragile at this stage. Then on the other level you see how much love is shared, how everyone is drawn to this family. And yes, it is a family just like any other. I keep going back to the book and reread passages - when after a bath, little Jackson has a breathing problem, you read the "prayer" that BD Wong has going through his head. You get so imvolved that you actually feel emotionally exhausted after you put the book down. I so hope for more books by this particular author! Bravo! I am a Foo Follower for sure!
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Summary: A Book of Hope & Celebration of Life
Review: Let's face it, we know the ending when we start. But, once into the book, you are drawn into the world at the NIC unit. You see what is happening as if you were there experiencing it. To see the raw emotion, experience the day to day happenings is to fall in love with the little life that is so fragile at this stage. Then on the other level you see how much love is shared, how everyone is drawn to this family. And yes, it is a family just like any other. I keep going back to the book and reread passages - when after a bath, little Jackson has a breathing problem, you read the "prayer" that BD Wong has going through his head. You get so imvolved that you actually feel emotionally exhausted after you put the book down. I so hope for more books by this particular author! Bravo! I am a Foo Follower for sure!
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Summary: WOW
Review: So, after finishing the wild ride/read on 3 different plane trips and stops at several coffee shops. I was crying, laughing, experiencing a roller coaster of emotions and everything else of this intense, personal family story. I kept having to stop to wipe away tears or suppress laughter in the very pulic spaces that I read the book. I guess B.D. can write as well as act. All of us can thank this family for sharing their experience...and making us all realize that alternative or traditional families are the same. A new Foo Follower.
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Summary: Unlike Any Read I've Ever Had
Review: So, after finishing the wild ride/read on 3 different plane trips and stops at several coffee shops. I was crying, laughing, experiencing a roller coaster of emotions and everything else of this intense, personal family story. I kept having to stop to wipe away tears or suppress laughter in the very pulic spaces that I read the book. I guess B.D. can write as well as act. All of us can thank this family for sharing their experience...and making us all realize that alternative or traditional families are the same. A new Foo Follower.
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Summary: Lovely, moving, inspiring, thought-provoking
Review: That pretty much sums up this very readable book. I was a little put off at first by BD's unusual writing style, but once I grew accustomed to it, I felt very connected to his experiences. His personality shines through. He is as articulate and creative in his writing as he is as a performer. I basically sat on the subway and cried through the whole book, and found myself looking at things in whole new ways - through BD's eyes, I guess. Jackson is a lucky little dude to have such parents (and followers!).
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Summary: WOW
Review: This book is remarkable. I could, literally, not put it down and then was disappointed when I finished it. It is a real life, soul revealing, sad, funny, inspirational story. I feel that my life is richer for having read it. I am quite picky when it comes to how I spend my time, especially with regard to reading and I would read this again without hesitation. I was recommended it because I just lost someone close to me through death and this book allowed me to grieve openly and fully for my loss and for all loss. This book made me proud to be human. I await more from B.D. Wong.
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