The World's Strongest Librarian

Combine Mormonism and Tourette Syndrome and you get Josh Hanagarne, the world's strongest librarian. I'm not sure which was more informative his struggle with Tourette's or his questioning about his faith. Worth a read.

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 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.