Recently a good friend recommended a novel to me. Since I have come to trust her recommendations without question over the years, I immediately found the book and began to read. The title of the book is Theo of Golden. The author is Allen Levi, an American writer. I would enjoy a conversation over lunch with this person or even a chance to talk for a few moments over a cup of coffee. It is one of those books that will hang around in your thoughts and perhaps influence your perspective on life for a long time – maybe forever. It is a story of connection between and among human beings.
Anyway ... I find this book to be remarkable on a couple of different levels. I didn’t read anything about it before I started it, so I had to find my way through. The experience is beyond thought provoking. I recommend that approach. The process is similar to unwrapping a gift that has several layers of wrapping paper along with some annoying bubble wrap that is all stuck together with packing tape. My interest grew as I peeled back each layer. It is one of those books that you want to read as slowly as possible so that you don't miss one single thing. It is a book of hints and suggestions. It encourages thinking and feeling really. It is a mystery of mindfulness on an entirely different level ... hard to explain.
For the first time in my life I feel like sending a Thank You
note to an author. I may do that. I
haven’t read much about him, but I do know that this is his first book. I hope there will be
another.
I don't want to do anything to diminish the power of this book. To say more is to say too much. Anyone who reads it will find their own message. Theo of Golden has my highest recommendation.
