Range of Motion

Range Of Motion by Elizabeth Berg
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I have to say there were certain parts of this book that I really liked and found quite interesting, ie. when jay is trying to communicate while in a coma, the introduction and use of the character of Evie, how the children handled visiting their dad while he was in a coma and then how they handled when he returned home.

Elizabeth Berg has a way of writing that speaks to your soul and has you look at things that you may not have considered. I found it exceptional all the work that Lainey did when Jay was in a coma, ie. bringing and putting on his shoes, getting him into his regular clothes, the best was the spices. It truly conveyed the huge responsibility and amount of work that is needed when someone is in a coma. Now I'm sure that not everyone goes to the extent that Lainey did, but she was so keen on the idea that Jay would return to her with the aid of all these things that were familiar. Even though he didn't remember when she introduced such things it was still worth the effort. You could see this reflected in Lainey, the nurses that helped Jay and her best friend Alice.

However, i did not like the ending. I found the epilogue tied up all the loose ends too quickly, and there needed to be more explanation for certain things. That is why the book only got 3 stars. I also did not like the sub-story line of Alice and her husband. It was totally irrelevant and pointless at times.

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