Reviews for The Leisure Seeker

The average rating for The Leisure Seeker based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-09-15 00:00:00 Stela Minardi Michael Zadoorian - image from Mangialibri.com This is a delightful novel of two old people on their final road trip. She suffering from a variety of terminal illnesses, he in and out of awareness as Alzheimer's shreds his remnant memories. Sounds grim, but it is anything but, filled as it is with humor, down-to-earth humanity and a very elevated spirit. This should have been as popular as Marley and Me. It deserved to be. The film adaptation is set for release 1/19/18 Donald Sutherland and Helen Mirren

Review # 2 was written on 2018-07-16 00:00:00 Ruben Davila This was a true gem of a book! The author somehow managed to find the perfect balance of sad and touching moments mixed with the right amount of humor so the book isn't completely depressing. Elderly couple Ella and John Robina take off on a road trip to Disneyland against the wishes of their kids and their doctors. She has cancer and he is suffering from Alzheimer's. Ella is hoping this one last great adventure will help them revisit a lifetime of memories. I knew fairly early on this book was for me when the Robinas started traveling thru towns that are near where I grew up. My husband and I love to travel and even though we are about half the age of the couple, there was so much I could relate to in terms of being in a long term relationship. It wasn't difficult at all to understand what Ella was feeling. Marriage is a partnership with each person having a role to play, and it was heartbreaking when Ella realized there were certain things she had always depended on that John just wasn't able to do anymore. This is the type of book in which you really insert yourself into some of the situations and wonder how you would react if you were the main character. Highly recommend this book! I am excited to see how this translates to the big screen. Helen Mirren seems like she would be perfect in the role of Ella. I won this book in a giveaway but was under no obligation to post a review. All views expressed are my honest opinion.