This is not your traditional literary-based memoir complete with multiple characters and conflict. This book was written in a way one would write a journal; a log of thoughts and concerns. I think that immigrants, both men and women, would find it useful as a sense of comfort and it would also be entertaining. At first, I thought the author was just unhappy with the United States but as I read on, I found that this was not the case. Taylor simply identified differences just as anyone on the outside would. The author is well-traveled and as an underlying theme, she teaches how you can use travel as a source of education. It seems that travel in the U.S. is a privilege when you compare it to all other life responsibilities. In Nigeria, it seems to be a part of the learning process.
Written in just 150 pages, The Only Way is Up comes with a bibliography that surrounds the topics in her book: marriage, relationships, diet and nutrition to name a few. She draws on her career as physician to suggest alternative life style choices. Thanks to the real life examples and current events, this book is relatable and some of the topics can be debatable making it ideal for any book club.
2 comments:
Thanks for a great review Traci! I am glad that all my reviewers are picking up on the fact that I really love the United States though I do tell it like it is. The whole book is actually 168 pages and the revised edition in a 6 X 9 format will be more than 200 pages and "prettier"...Wow!!! My 3rd great review and my 2nd this week. A great way to start my week I would say. Have a good day.
To clarify further, what I am concerned about is the social decline in the United States and I imagine that most mature responsible adults (American or non-American) living here probably feel the same with this being the greatest country in the world. I have gotten very positive responses from readers and at Book Signings. Not only is there a market for my message, the time is also ripe for it I believe. My two key messages are these: Empowerment and family values...
My writing style was deliberate to make non-fiction an easy read and it worked. I took a chance on that as a debut author being someone who like most people does not like to have instructions thrown at me! I had to be able to say what I wanted to say without sounding boring, monotonous or like your grandma...
And I sure am glad it worked!
Please visit my website http://www.theonlywayisup.net and my blog http://theonlywayisupblog.blogspot.com.
On facebook, my fan page is F. Taylor and on twitter I am folaketaylor.
Thank you.
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