Sometimes I think about what it would be
like to be another person. To live a foreign life... But then, I am me and others have their stuff
and I don't get to look into their lives.
The bestselling book "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio allows us to do
that albeit briefly by showing us the unusual life of the unique Auggie.
Auggie was born with facial abnormalities,
some amazing coincidence has arranged
that the chromosomes of the parents go together in the most horrible way
that August was born almost faceless .
In the many surgical operations experienced
as a child the doctors were able to "assemble" a face that is far
from everyone elses'.
Usually when I get to this point in the
description of the book my friends begin to frantically wave and say, "Oh, no, I do not want to read it ."
But you should because I have not met
such a strong person like Auggie , who managed to live , think and love despite
his karma.
Auggie is a unique child , full of humour
and awareness of how he is being accepted. It is with these qualities he must
cross the threshold of the school he is going to attend after a few years of
being home schooled by his mom.
The novel tells the story of the first year
of school, Auggie's new friends , and relatives and
gradually and when the last school bell hits, you have long loved Auggie - he is wonderful , strong, loving , sincere and true. He is as human as any of us and the outside barrier scares only the most fearful, those who have the
courage to look beyond the harsh reality will meet with a pure , loving heart.
I therefore recommend this novel, which briefly can pull us out of the comfort
zone , where everyone is beautiful, calm and smiling, to remind us that life
might be different.
