Blue Genes: A Memoir of Loss and Survival

"A memoir of loss and survival"

I read Blue Genes and I think if you like books about suicide and death, you should read this book. The main character is Christopher Lukacs (the c before s is dropped when he moves to America) and he is from London. He was born somewhere in the 1920s or 1930s. I thought the book was pretty creepy and disturbing because of some bad language and was detailed but you can deal with that. The book was published in 2008. The whole book is basically how Christopher lives his life with his suicidal family. He wants to know why his family is committing suicide and why they are dying, but everyone that he knows either won't tell him or they don't know (because they are trying to protect him). Both brothers achieved remarkable success Tony was a great journalist and Kit (Christopher Lukas) is an accomplished television producer and director. So, this book was about Tony committing suicide and Kit and Tony lived together as kids.
Many people die in this book and it's kind of violent. I think the age group would be around 15 and up because of the words used that you should not know and their definitions. The good parts about this book were wondering who was going to die next and how will the ending turn out but the bad parts were the disturbing features and some of the bad events. If you can deal with these kinds of things you should read some other suicidal books too. In conclusion, I would rate this book 2 out of 5 (wow)!

Blue Genes

I found this book to be interesting. Often times people just want the reason why people commit these acts. When in fact the person that is not around any longer is the only one with the answers. No matter if there is a letter or not, one will never really be able to comprehend what is going through their mind. their strength and weaknesses. This was not a tough read, but it does make one think. It was well written in my opinion.

Not a great book for me.

Late one night Christopher (Kit) Lukas received a phone call with news that his brother, the gifted journalist J. Anthony Lukas, had committed suicide. Tragically their mother also committed suicide when they were young boys. Kit and his brother were never told how she died and no one spoke of the family¿s history of depression and bipolar disorder. The legacy of guilt and grief haunted Kit and Tony throughout their lives. Despite both brothers achieving remarkable success, Tony as a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, they suffered bouts of depression. Kit was able to confront his family¿s troubled past and find happiness but Tony remained depressed which ultimately led him to take his own life. Being that this book was a memoir I just couldn¿t connect with any of the characters. It may have helped if I was familiar with Tony¿s writing or felt some sort of connection to the brothers but the writing just didn¿t pull me in. I feel this was more personal for Kit than a story that needed to be shared. I can see where the book might be helpful for anyone who has been affected by a loved one¿s suicide but it just didn¿t click for me.

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