Love Anthony

By: Lisa Genova

Narrated by: Debra Messing

Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

From the award-winning New York Times best-selling author of Still Alice and Left Neglected, comes a heartfelt novel about an accidental friendship that gives a grieving mother a priceless gift: the ability to understand the thoughts of her eight-year-old autistic son and make sense of his brief life.

Two women, each cast adrift by unforseen events in their lives, meet by accident on a Nantucket beach and are drawn into a friendship.

Olivia is a young mother whose eight-year-old severely autistic son has recently died. Her marriage badly frayed by years of stress, she comes to the island in a trial separation to try and make sense of the tragedy of her Anthony's short life.

Beth, a stay-at-home mother of three, is also recently separated after discovering her husband’s long-term infidelity. In an attempt to recapture a sense of her pre-married life, she rekindles her passion for writing, determined to find her own voice again. But surprisingly, as she does so, Beth also find herself channeling the voice of an unknown boy, exuberant in his perceptions of the world around him if autistic in his expression - a voice she can share with Olivia - is it Anthony?) - that brings comfort and meaning to them both.

©2012 Lisa Genova (P)2012 Simon & Schuster Audio

Well done very insightful

Very well done a great look into autism and unconditional love. Debra messing is a good narrator

Engaging

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes - it was a beautiful look at humanity, starting over and independence.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Love Anthony?

The Mother's and Childs view of daily events. Looking at life through the eyes of autism.

Would you be willing to try another one of Debra Messing’s performances?

I found her voice fell away at the end of sentences and I often had to have the volume on too loud in order to catch all of the story.

So Well Written/Read

What made the experience of listening to Love Anthony the most enjoyable?

Deborah Messing does a superb job of narrating this book. It's very well read.

What did you like best about this story?

I loved how this author really connected me with Anthony. I feel I understand this terrible disease a bit more now.

Which character – as performed by Debra Messing – was your favorite?

She read them all wonderfully.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I loved the ending. It was incredibly powerful

Any additional comments?

This is a very moving story and a great listen, especially if you work with kids in any way or have a chlld with special needs.

Loved it.

Love Anthony was well written with interesting story lines and potent imagery. Debra Messing did an outstanding job bringing the story to life. I relished this book ❤️

Tugs at your heart long after you listen

If you could sum up Love Anthony in three words, what would they be?

Mesmarising
Looking through the looking glass
Hope

What did you like best about this story?

The insight and communication from Anthony and how he thought

Which scene was your favorite?

When Anthony tries to explain to his Mum the solution for the 3 soldier fingers of toast..

If you could rename Love Anthony, what would you call it?

I couldnt rename it-

Beautiful

The author taps into a world that many of us wish we could. Love for our children, love for ourselves and love for our differences.

As a fan of Lisa Genova's

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

yes theirs a lot of people that can relate to this book

What other book might you compare Love Anthony to and why?

house rules

What does Debra Messing bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

soft voice to a tender topic

Any additional comments?

if you want to read a great novel that involves neurological disorders who better to write them but a neurologist themselves. I have read every book by Lisa Genova and with every book her writing improves. The author gives a voice to those that can not speak for themselves.

As a fan of Lisa Genova's Still Alice, a moving novel about a woman with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. I was anxious to see how she tackled the topic of Autism in, Love Anthony. despite the fact that I didn't fall as deeply in love with it as I did with still alice. it was still a wonderful book, this book did talk about autism but it was mostly about a lesson in life and how to deal with curve balls thrown at you.

This book gives a startling and beautiful picture of the details of living with an autistic boy, and also stretches and deepens the understanding of its meaning

Required Reading

I am a professional that works with children with Autism, this book while fictional helped me understand what might be. If more folks read this book, maybe more people could give grace and love to people living with Autism and the families that love them.

Wonderful book!

This book had me engaged from the first page. Genova‘s way of connecting the two main characters is beautiful. Nantucket is always a favorite for beach reading, but this one was far above the norm. I now have such a clearer perspective of autism. I recommend this book to anyone.

Incredible...

This book gives the reader a glimpse of what it might be like inside the mind of a child with autism spectrum disorders (I perfer to use the word difference instead of disorder). Anyone who works/associates with children with special needs should read this book. Everyone should read this book. The way Lisa connects Olivia and Beth is simply beautiful. The way she incorporates two separate situations of broken marriages, both breaking from different occurances is very relatable for couples in todays society. This book truly expresses and illustrates the inner struggle of a mother who blames herself, the world, and God for her child not being able to tell her that he loves her and what he wants. This book has opened my mind and has confirmed my choice in wanting to work with children whom have special needs in my future.