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A review by kellyhager
The Council of Dads: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me by Bruce Feiler
4.0
In case you missed the article in People, this is about a man who learns that he has cancer and worries that, if he dies, his twin three-year-old daughters will have a huge void. To combat that, he comes up with the idea of a council of dads. He picks six men who all personify an aspect of Bruce's personality so that, through these men, Eden and Tybee can get to know their father.
The story is told through stories, lessons and emails and is a very quick read.
I wasn't sure how well I would do with reading this since my dad died of cancer when I was 17. It helped that I met him at BEA, so obviously--spoiler--he didn't die. I mostly made out okay, except for the letter at the end to his daughters. I pretty much cried the whole way though that.
Recommended, but be prepared to cry.
The story is told through stories, lessons and emails and is a very quick read.
I wasn't sure how well I would do with reading this since my dad died of cancer when I was 17. It helped that I met him at BEA, so obviously--spoiler--he didn't die. I mostly made out okay, except for the letter at the end to his daughters. I pretty much cried the whole way though that.
Recommended, but be prepared to cry.