A Boy Made of Blocks by Keith Stuart

From Goodreads

A Boy Made of Blocks is a funny, heartwarming story of family and love inspired by the author's own experiences with his son, the perfect latest obsession for fans of The Rosie Project, David Nicholls and Jojo Moyes.

A father who rediscovers love

Alex loves his wife Jody, but has forgotten how to show it. He loves his son Sam, but doesn't understand him. He needs a reason to grab his future with both hands.

A son who shows him how to live

Meet eight-year-old Sam: beautiful, surprising - and different. To him the world is a frightening mystery. But as his imagination comes to life, his family will be changed . . . for good.

My thoughts

My thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book to review in exchange for an honest review. Sadly, this book sat on my NetGalley to be read pile for some years.  I have no idea why it got left for so long at all.

What a joy to read this has been.   I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Alex, Jody and Sam.  I an only imagine how hard it was for them to ensure that their son Sam has a normal childhood despite his disability that can can cause various levels of learning and behavioural issues.

Sam was a great likeable character who coped the best he could to deal with his condition.

 This sentence resonated with me and it makes you think. ' 'Words aren't more important than shapes, words are just shapes too.' '  The words are true, as words can form pictures in the minds of people and how we envision that picture will be different than someone else.  This is one of the reasons that I enjoy reading as it allows my mind to form pictures in it as I read.  .

This will be in my Top 10 books of the year.  I can thoroughly recommend it, as it will have you smiling at times, a little teary at others, but most of all glued to the pages as I was keen to find what happened in Sam's world and his world of blocks.