Before I Forget by Leonard Pitts Jr

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Before I Forget by Leonard Pitts Jr. Is more than a awesome book. It touched so many values in life. The way he used the characters told a valuable story.

At the beginning you have a clue that it's going to be rough just learning about a diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer's. The fear from Trey and the murder is a heartbreaker. The woman of iron with compassion, fear, dreams and faith.

This story had so many characters and the author was able to enrich and explain each one marvelously. Each had a role in this plot. Hard to say who the main character was.

Surprisingly at the end they all touched the son Trey. By his father's diagnosis we see him change his life in a very short time. He goes from a thief to accepting responsibility.

Has many great reviews on Amazon and 5 star ratings. The stories of a 3 generation black family all with the same name of the fathers who were mostly absent. I had not realized that the author has a regular newspaper column.
This had me in tears at times. It has rough language but still hits the heart. Would recommend it to all over 15/16 years old.