Perspective

Judith Viorst's non-fiction book is written from her own perspective, and she incorporates hundreds of quotations from poets, authors, philosophers, scientists and others to support her ideas. She has managed to take a step back and look at life as a whole, and dissect its parts as they relate to the shifting changes that every human experiences. Viorst relies on her extensive education in psychology and the imminent figures she has studied, such as Sigmund Freud. In addition, being an empathic person, she tells the stories of many of her friends, her relatives and acquaintances, as well as relevant stories of her own life. In writing this book, Viorst has taken a wide range of life experiences and condensed them into potent, information-laden chapters to help us manage the difficulties everyone faces in life. In her way, she has summed up why life presents us with challenges, and...