Sister North

I picked up this book merely because I loved the cover art (the nun figurine sitting on a windowsill, with "Go Sister" as its label). There have been very few books that have made me laugh out loud like I did through the first few chapters. A good humorist is a great find, indeed! While the tone becomes more somber after the "incident", there is a dark humor that is addictive, all while telling the tale about one man's search for his place in the world. The intriguing mystery of Sister North kept me reading because I just HAD to know where she was. A very pleasant, well-written book and one of the best I've read in the past year.

Sister North is an excellent book. I picked it up after really enjoying Kokoris' first book, The Rich Part of Life. Sister North has some great characters with superb dialogue and a story that will hold your attention and keep you laughing. Kokoris is one of my favorite new writers. I can't wait to see what he has in store for his third book.

I loved reading this book for its well paced, subtle humor and simple, true theme. There seems to be a rash of books dealing with some of the key questions about life these days and I happen to agree with the conclusions in this one. If you thought "The 5 people you meet in Heaven" has the right take on life you may not appreciate the message this book is delivering but it would be worth you reading anyway, if only for the quirky, clever writing! One of my favorites this year...

sam's trip from chicago to wisconsin is desperate search for personal answers and perhaps forgiveness of his many faults from the tv guru, sister north. he meets several pepople with the the same determination, and finds he is not alone in his search for some kind of meaning to his life.the characters are funny in many ways, and their foibles are thought provoking, as well as amusing. Although not an any way he expected, sam does receive the looked for advice from sister north, and the story ends on a very helpful note for most of the seekers.

Sam is an attorney on the skids. He's living in a hotel room and running his business out of a strip mall office - when he bothers to go in at all. His perky young secretary tries to keep him in shape but its an uphill battle. But Sam's life gets worse than he ever imagined it could when his secretary is killed in the line of fire when someone comes to the office with a grudge against HIM.He retreats in despair to his hotel room where the only thing to capture his attention is a television program featuring Sister North - a kindly nun who gives advice to people who call in. He tries to call but doesn't get through so he finally decides to go to Wisconsin to find Sister North in person.Along the way, he meets Willie who rides along with him. When they get to the town, they find Sister North is gone on one of her trips and its not known when she will be back. And the rumor starts that maybe there really isn't a Sister North. That its all a campaign to bring money to the little town that she's supposedly a part of. Is that true and are all his efforts to find out the reasons for the things that have happened to him for nothing or will Sister North really come back home?Filled with delightful people, this one is a treat!