mjchenyay 's review for:

Theo of Golden by Allen Levi

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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I agree with someone’s else’s review that said… 

“I found myself reading only one, maybe two chapters, a day. I treated this story like a special vintage wine ... taking my time, savoring every sip, dreading the moment the bottle is empty. “

Two favorite passages:

"There must be love for the gift itself, love for the subject being depicted for the story being told, and love for the audience. Whether the art is sculpture, farming, teaching, lawmaking, medicine, music, or raising a child, if love is not in it - at the very heart of it - it might be skillful, marketable, or popular but I doubt it is truly good. Nothing is what it's supposed to be if love is not at the core."

"There is no virtue in advertising one's sadness. But there is no wisdom in denying it either. And there is the beautiful possibility that great love can grow out of sadness if it is well-tended. Sadness can make us bitter or wise we get to choose."