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The new novel from the best-selling author of Broken for You spins the stories of a dedicated teacher, his enigmatic son, and a wartime survivor into an affecting tale of love, loss, and handwriting. Charles Marlow teaches his high school English students that language will expand their worlds. But linguistic precision cannot help him connect with his autistic son, or with his ex-wife, who abandoned their shared life years before, or even with his college-bound daughter who has just flown the nest. He’s at the end of a road he’s traveled on autopilot for years when a series of events forces him to think back on the lifetime of decisions and indecisions that have brought him to this point. With the help of an ambitious art student, an Italian-speaking nun, and the memory of a boy in a white suit who inscribed his childhood with both solace and sorrow, Charles may finally be able to rewrite the script of his life.Sometimes the most powerful words are the ones you’re still searching for.
Language Arts, by Stephanie Kallos - Amazon Sales Rank: #65478 in Books
- Brand: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Published on: 2015-06-09
- Released on: 2015-06-09
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x 1.47" w x 6.00" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 416 pages
Language Arts, by Stephanie Kallos Review
#2 on Paste Magazine's "30 Best Fiction Books of 2015" A July 2015 Indie Next Pick “[A] beautifully written, harrowing novel…[Kallos’s] vivid descriptions create a cast of memorable characters. She also delivers a huge shocker of a plot twist, one that may send you back to the beginning of the book as you wonder how this development could be possible.”—The Seattle Times "A deeply absorbing, magnificently wrought look inside the stories a man tells himself about life, Language Arts overflows with insight and mesmerizing twists. Even with the remarkably high standard set by Kallos’ two previous novels, she shows no sign of faltering. Improbably enough, she keeps getting better." —Steve Nathans-Kelly, Paste Magazine, #2 on "30 Best Fiction Books of 2015" "Kallos’ earlier novels, Broken for You (2004) and Sing Them Home (2009), have been widely praised, and her third deserves all of those kudos and more. This novel, masterfully plotted and written, is a wondrously beautiful story of love and loss, offering hope in the face of the harshest reality."—Booklist, starred review “Touchingly humane and impressive in scope…A voluminous novel exploring words and expression, parenting and letting go.”—Kirkus Reviews "A riveting read...Kallos moves back and forth in time, and among characters, in a story that deftly mixes family drama, neuroscience, mystery and an exploration of the dying art of handwriting that is far more intriguing than it sounds...You're likely to find yourself rereading it at least once to fully absorb what you may have missed the first time around."—Bookpage “For me, it would be plenty if a novel was deeply felt, utterly absorbing, and full of wit. But in Language Arts, Stephanie Kallos goes further, throwing in a doozy of a twist that had me going back to page one to understand how she pulled off such dazzling sleight of hand. An all-around delight.” — Maria Semple, best-selling author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette? “Language Arts was like yoga for my heart—my sentiments were stretched and strengthened, my imagination challenged and contorted, and when I finished, I felt grateful for this beautifully honest, lyrical journey. I loved this book.” — Jamie Ford, best-selling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
“A deeply moving story of ex-spouses and their young-adult autistic son, and how their pasts and presents inform their independent and cooperative futures. It maintains the top-notch standard set by Kallos’ earlier books, Broken for You and Sing Them Home.”—Cynthia Baskin, EarlyWord.com
From the Inside Flap Sometimes the most powerful words are the ones you’re still searching for. Charles Marlow teaches his high school English students that language will expand their worlds. But linguistic precision cannot help him connect with his autistic son, or with his ex-wife, who abandoned their shared life years before, or even with his college-bound daughter who has just flown the nest. He’s at the end of a road he’s traveled on autopilot for years when a series of events forces him to think back on the lifetime of decisions and indecisions that have brought him to this point. With the help of an ambitious art student, an Italian-speaking nun, and the memory of a boy in a white suit who inscribed his childhood with both solace and sorrow, Charles may finally be able to rewrite the script of his life. From the best-selling author of Broken for You,Language Arts is an affecting tale of love, loss, and language—its powers and its perils.
From the Back Cover Praise for Language Arts “For me, it would be plenty if a novel was deeply felt, utterly absorbing, and full of wit. But in Language Arts, Stephanie Kallos goes further, throwing in a doozy of a twist that had me going back to page one to understand how she pulled off such dazzling sleight of hand. An all-around delight.” —Maria Semple, author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette? “Language Arts was like yoga for my heart—my sentiments were stretched and strengthened, my imagination challenged and contorted, and when I finished, I felt grateful for this beautifully honest, lyrical journey. I loved this book.” —Jamie Ford, author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Praise for Broken for You “A wonderful, engaging story.” —Sue Monk Kidd, author of The Secret Life of Bees “Broken for You is moving and endearing, painful and satisfying, put together in just the right shape.” —Detroit Free Press Praise for Sing Them Home “Wonderfully transportive . . . Keenly empathetic.” —Entertainment Weekly “A magical novel that even cynics will close with a smile.” —People “Sing Them Home constantly surprises, changing voices, viewpoints, and tempos, mixing humor and pathos, and introducing a big cast of vividly portrayed characters, major and minor.” —Boston Globe
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful. Neuro-Diversity By L.W. Samuelson The Palmer Handwriting Method? I haven’t thought about penmanship in decades. It’s an anachronism to say the least. If you’re old enough to remember the lined writing notebooks with faint dashes to show you the boundaries for small cap letters, you’ll like this book. If you’re a teacher or a parent or a sibling of someone with “neuro-diversity,” i.e. autism, dementia, or Down’s Syndrome, you’ll appreciate Kallos’s Language Arts. She writes with knowledge of her subject, grace, and sensitivity.Charles and Alison are the parents of Cody. Cody is just learning to speak when his development stops. He then regresses and loses the ability to communicate verbally and withdraws into his own world. His condition worsens and he begins to display social and behavioral challenges.The novel centers around Charles who remembers his own childhood and his friendship with a special needs kid. This and reflecting on his relationship with his wife, Alison, and the effect that raising an autistic child together had on their relationship allows the reader to see the ramifications of nurturing a human being with special needs. The reader also observes the day to day struggles of caring for Cody. Along the way, the reader gains a deeper understanding of what it is to be not only human but humane.While I deeply appreciate this book, it isn’t perfect. It starts slowly and Kallos had to build interest in the characters before I got into it. There are a few opaque passages and at times the novel lacks clarity, but taken as a whole it’s a very good way to pass a day.Autism Awareness Day occurred last week. There are 3 million autistic children in the United States. Scientists speculate that both heredity and the environment are to blame. The occurrence of autism is increasing. In 2000, there were one in one hundred fifty occurrences. By 2010, it had increased to one in sixty-eight births. It is five times more common in boys than in girls. One scientist blamed the increase on “the chemical brew we are living in,” but increased diagnosis is also cited as a reason. Cody's parents had their house sterilized and adjusted his diet because they thought the cause might be environmental.Finally, a character in the book, Sister Giorgia who is suffering from dementia, best summarized how to think of those who are different, “God cherishes the backward no less than the genius.”
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Slow Moving and Beautiful By Just My Op "When my brother Cody was about two years old and for reasons our baffled parents were never able to fathom, the word God entered his vocabulary."Because I loved the author's novels Broken for You and Sing Them Home, I couldn't wait to get my hands on this book. It grabbed me from the first sentence and kept holding on until the last page.Ms. Kallos writes about ordinary people who are perhaps not quite as ordinary as one would hope, but quite beautiful in their own ways. Because I don't like to know too much of a story before I begin reading a book and because I chose this one based on the author alone, I did not know how Cody and his not-quite-normality was such a large part of the book, but I appreciated it.Part is written in third person with a lesser amount in first person by daughter Emily. Charles, a student who was revered by his teacher for his aptitude for the Palmer Method of handwriting, now has a family and writes frequently to his daughter. The letters are all the more poignant for what we learn of Emily later in the book.Yes, the book does move slowly. Yes, the subject has been done and overdone. And I still absolutely loved this novel. It is not a "shake you by the neck until your teeth rattle" kind of story. It is gentler and as much about the characters as it is about the situations in which they find themselves. It is about relationships, trying to do the right thing even if you came from a situation that was all wrong. The art of handwriting, the endless loops, and then the Language Arts, are thematic and help tie all together. There are references to times that I remember too well, and this book and its characters caused me both sympathy and empathy.This book makes me want to see what this author comes up with next. I doubt that I will be disappointed.I was given an advance reader's copy of this book for review.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Difficult in parts, quirky, tender, sad and hopeful....well done By booklass This book was given to me for my review.When I began this book, it seemed like it took me forever to just read the first 100 pages, and I thought it would be one of those disaster books that make you want to put match to paper. However, about the time Sister Giorgia entered the picture, I could feel that first flicker of hope. Up to that point, the book was feeling pretty grim, and Charles had not transformed into a character for whom I was feeling much empathy. The dialogue was strained between Charles and his ex-wife, and I sometimes was not sure what the characters alluded to in some of their cultural references. Sometimes, they seemed just as confused. Layer by layer, Charles, Pam, Alison, Cody and Giorgia display their own personal communication patterns, and it become clear that the lack of communication, and the ability to communicate, are shared by each one, though not always recognized. The underlying spiritual element was subtle but a strong ribbon throughout the story, with Sister Giorgia a rarely seen character that steals the scenes she is in, even though I can only make out about five words that she says. The book is tender, sad, happy, discouraging and hopeful. It is at times painful to read, too close to home, and wonderfully inspiring. I rarely give a book five stars, if I have trouble getting interested or understanding bits, but the slow build and my own problems understanding references and meaning fit so well in the overall theme of miscommunication, that I wonder if it was not the author's intent all along. This is a good story, quirky but touching. Very nicely done.
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