The World's Strongest Librarian

I loved this book. It made me laugh,cry and cringe. I gained so much insight on Tourette's syndrome and I have si much more respect for the challenge the disease poses to those affected. I felt so much compassion for Joshua I'd be moved to tears at times. I'm LDS and was worried it would paint Mormons in a poor light, but I actually think it did a descent job of being realistic. It looks at the doubts that come up in the face of adversity. I loved how Joshua kept looking for solutions to his challenges. I loved the humorous tails from the library. I did feel that the ending left me hanging I needed more of a resolution.

He doesn't classify himself as this, this, and this. He just tells you about his life. He is a librarian. He is a weightlifter. He is a Mormon. He has Tourettes Syndrome. He is a father. He is a husband. He is a son. Those are all a piece of him, but not the whole of him. He does a good job of weaving these things together to make the whole story of him.

I polished this off in two days - it really is exactly as the subtitle states, although I didn't anticipate the amount of Mormonism in the book, which was something of an unwelcome distraction for me. I loved the library bits and the fascinating ways that we can affect our physical health through mental and physical training.