This book is one of the most unusual books I’ve ever read. It’s also a wonder, as much a
This book is one of the most unusual books I’ve ever read. It’s also a wonder, as much a piece of community art as it is a book. It affirms the small joys and mysteries of life while encouraging us to connect with one another, both through the short observational pieces that make up the book and with its central premise.I somehow missed the introduction of the book. So I was confused when the book instructed you to text certain words at different parts in the book. I thought it was a literary device or a joke. I then realized you were really supposed to text those words to a number provided in the introduction. You are an active participant in the book’s action! In return you get audio of a reading of a poem or the picture you send — of a rainbow, of trees against the sky — is added to the book’s website.I get it now, I get the double entendre of the book’s title! It is arranged by subject like a textbook, but it is also a book of texts.Adding to the magic of the book is the sad fact that Amy passed away in 2017. When you are sending your texts, you feel like you are talking to Amy beyond the grave. “Virtual Amy” sends a response back as if Amy is saying, I’m still here to remind you of the need to love, grow, understand, connect, feel, live in the present, revel in the small moments and so on.I could see people finding the book too whimsical and disjointed. It’s even hard for me to wrap my head around. Whatever you think, you won’t ever read another book like this. -- source link