Review of The Courage of a Butterfly

[Roy Nick]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Courage of a Butterfly" by Edmond E. Frank.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Now and again, we have to fix our messes by moving on. We have to look at the bigger picture— the future! If you realized your better half was holding your life back, would you leave them? If your boss derailed your potentially brighter future, would you resign? How many people out here are business-oriented but won’t relinquish their job for fear of failure? The Courage of a Butterfly by Edmond E. Frank talks about self-discovery and self-acceptance.

Jeff wakes up in a hospital full of beeping machines. He is in an ICU! His eyes begin opening when he is visited by the Angel of Death or otherwise known as Big D. Now, let’s face reality. Jeff is married to a cocky wife. Meg wants things done as she desires. Even so, he loves her dearly.

While in hospital, Jeff starts thinking about his job. He is a mechanic but does not love it. He wonders if he dies, whether or not there are people who’d mention anything worthwhile about him. Jeff contemplates of any life he has changed in his 45 years of living! Is there even any? Big D educates Jeff on “the courage of a butterfly” and how it evolves from one stage to another (metamorphosis). Will Jeff gather courage and transform his life?

I enjoyed the conversations between the Angel of Death and Jeff. Big D is an eye-opener for Jeff, revealing that he lived a deceitful life. One, Jeff’s marriage to Meg was one-sided. He did love her dearly, but did she as much as he did? Slowly, Jeff realizes that despite Big D’s words stinging him, they were sincere, and he had to face reality.

I found various themes worth mentioning. One, we have the aspect of healing. Every now and then, we get so busy trying to make other people’s lives better that we lose ourselves. Thankfully, we can always reconsider our actions and try to move past our poor decisions. Jeff had to move on, and while doing so, he gradually healed and accepted his fate. Gladly, I rate it 4 out of 4 stars.

The book is professionally edited, for I only found a few errors. The book contains profanity. There are a few slow scenes, especially when Jeff reminisces about Meg and her Korean family. Besides that, I did not find anything else to dislike. I recommend it to any reader who’d love to read about self-discovery while adding into it childhood horrors.

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[Oliver Kalowela]

The Courage of a Butterfly is an eye opener I assume to many things. Many are times we tend to tend panic over things done in the past. In the case of Jeff trying to contemplate on his achievement, family and the mechanic job when he is admitted at ICU. this phenomenon leaves me with a desire to learn and read the book. Thank you for the review.

[Sydney Hedrick]

Super well-written review. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, this looks like a really helpful book! Thank you.

[Amy Luman]

It’s too bad that Jeff had to wake up in the hospital in order to have this epiphany. How many of us, just regular people, are living lives that are beneath us?

[Patty Allread]

It's too bad Jeff didn't become enlightened about his life until he was dying in ICU. Now I'm wondering if he lived and improved his circumstances or if he died in regret. Thanks for your review.

[cutemami]

Jeff’s encounter seems like one that would be intriguing to read about. I think I will learn some important things about life from reading this book.

[Aisha Yakub]

This is a great plot. I hope readers find the courage to "fly" out of toxic situations. Great review.

[Essy Nma]

This is a book for discovery and putting one's potential to use. Thanks for the review.