Thank you, Charlotte Brontë! If you hadn't created Mr. Rochester to be not very handsome, but mysterious, with a dissolute past, a strange sense of humor, and a honking big secret (not to mention the consequences of his ultimate trip through the fire), we might not be reading books featuring the modern romance version of the tortured hero. This character may have often suffered physical or emotional abuse, complete with internal or external scarring; he probably seems like an outsider, mysterious and/or dangerous, and still carries some pain within. So, what's the appeal? Next to him, the well-adjusted boy next door seems, well, boring.
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I did not want to put this book down, lucky for me it only has 148 pages. I could so relate to this story for two simple reasons, I was a teenager at one time and now I am raising teenagers, three to be exact. As parents we tend to forget that we were young once, and had moments when we thought our parents were the worst ever. Time usaually allows for a change of heart as we grow older, wiser and find ourselves dealing with our own teens. 
Bring your lunch to Atascocita Branch Library and laugh along with everyone else discussing Bill Bryson's 
Join us on Wednesday September 15th at 11:00 am to discuss 
The printed word can easily make the jump to digital these days, thanks to electronic reading devices and 
