In general, I'm not a huge fan of inspirational books. I think that people have become enamored with novels like these because they need motivation to make something out of their lives. But, more times than not, once they've put the book away, they revert back to their usual lives and don't make any changes. Not only that, but many inspirational books are too shallow and bland to reach the surface of giving people hope.
Enter Jason Deierlein and his new book "Return from a Comatose Mind." Deierllein doesn't need to convolute his story by embellishing the novel topic. He was in a horrific automobile accident, after which he was stuck in a coma for a few months before finally waking up. His book chronicles the journey before, during and after the coma, complete with as many honest descriptions as possible.
There's nothing overly complex about the novel. The proverbial moral of the story is to enjoy the life you have, instead of being happy about the things you do not have. While it's easy to just say something like this, it's not always practical to live this way for some people. It's a shame that tragedies oftentimes are the only things that help people realize how to live life to the fullest. Jason Deierlein wants people to learn from his experiences, without going through a similar ordeal that he had to endure.
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Jason,
Loved meeting you at The Open Book in Greenville, SC and spent the weekend reading your book. I was charmed with your ability to express your feelings. It is incredible that you had any problem in college after the accident since I feel your ability to write is exceptional. I am sure that writing is what you were meant to do. I wonder if you would have arrived at that decision had not the accident occurred. At my age - (77) - I have become convinced that few things are accidents. I love my life so much and I wonder if some bad things that happened had not occurred would I still be where i am. The bad things forced me to make very different decisions.
I am giving your book to a young friend of mine who has two boys 13 and 10 who are swimmers. I feel your message is terrific and I am really proud of the way you handled your tragedy. I shall be following the future writings of Jason Deierlein with great interest!
Fondly,
BJ