Review of Keys to Harmony
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Review of Keys to Harmony
[Following is a volunteer review of "Keys to Harmony" by Margalit Jakob.]
Keys to Harmony by Margalit Jakob
The author's battle with depression forms the core of the story. The reader enters the author's daily life, including malaise, grief, fear, hopelessness, and despair. Although such a life defies understanding, it exists. People commit suicide every day because of their depression.
Margalit had an idyllic childhood; she had a love of music and played the piano. A life-altering event occurred during one of her childhood auditions. Her family lived in England, Japan, and the USA. Her father arrived in England to study at nineteen. He left Poland when Hitler was talking about eliminating the Jews. He attempted to convince his parents to accompany him to England, but they were unconvinced. A year later, he convinced his parents and sister to get out, but while escaping, Nazi forces shot his mother and sister. His brother told him what had happened. He bought the false papers for them and felt he was to blame for putting the family in danger.
To come to terms with the Holocaust, Maralit moved to Israel. She felt she was on a mission to help build a strong Jewish state. Israel offered her a novel, comfortable atmosphere. Friendly people and open invitations for meals from relatives and new acquaintances were welcome. She started having depression, good days, and horrible days. This marked the beginning of her journey to seek help. The story explains depression, including symptoms, treatments, and how medications help.
As I read the book, I wanted to commend her husband, Elisha, for being a loving husband and for his help and understanding. With four children, they persevered in caring for themselves despite of good and bad times. Margalit did not give up and gave the reader an excellent account of her therapists and how they diagnosed and treated her. Drawing empathy from her own experience, she became a therapist. I admired her for writing the book to urge depressed people to seek help and to educate others. The author fully developed the characters. Dr. Gold was my favorite character because of his wisdom, knowledge, and caring.
I found nothing to dislike about the book. The editing is superb, as I saw no errors. I thought the pacing was fast, but slowed during the part about her singing performances. I suggest removing the lyrics so that the pace increases and the flow is uninterrupted. This did not affect my enjoyment of the book. Overall, because of the reasons above, I give this book the highest rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
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Keys to Harmony
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Keys to Harmony by Margalit Jakob
The author's battle with depression forms the core of the story. The reader enters the author's daily life, including malaise, grief, fear, hopelessness, and despair. Although such a life defies understanding, it exists. People commit suicide every day because of their depression.
Margalit had an idyllic childhood; she had a love of music and played the piano. A life-altering event occurred during one of her childhood auditions. Her family lived in England, Japan, and the USA. Her father arrived in England to study at nineteen. He left Poland when Hitler was talking about eliminating the Jews. He attempted to convince his parents to accompany him to England, but they were unconvinced. A year later, he convinced his parents and sister to get out, but while escaping, Nazi forces shot his mother and sister. His brother told him what had happened. He bought the false papers for them and felt he was to blame for putting the family in danger.
To come to terms with the Holocaust, Maralit moved to Israel. She felt she was on a mission to help build a strong Jewish state. Israel offered her a novel, comfortable atmosphere. Friendly people and open invitations for meals from relatives and new acquaintances were welcome. She started having depression, good days, and horrible days. This marked the beginning of her journey to seek help. The story explains depression, including symptoms, treatments, and how medications help.
As I read the book, I wanted to commend her husband, Elisha, for being a loving husband and for his help and understanding. With four children, they persevered in caring for themselves despite of good and bad times. Margalit did not give up and gave the reader an excellent account of her therapists and how they diagnosed and treated her. Drawing empathy from her own experience, she became a therapist. I admired her for writing the book to urge depressed people to seek help and to educate others. The author fully developed the characters. Dr. Gold was my favorite character because of his wisdom, knowledge, and caring.
I found nothing to dislike about the book. The editing is superb, as I saw no errors. I thought the pacing was fast, but slowed during the part about her singing performances. I suggest removing the lyrics so that the pace increases and the flow is uninterrupted. This did not affect my enjoyment of the book. Overall, because of the reasons above, I give this book the highest rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
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Keys to Harmony
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Latest Review: Keys to Harmony by Margalit Jakob
