Miracles

Since the first day I saw it at the library, I wanted to read James McBride's Miracle at St. Anna. Now that Spike Lee is making the movie, I had the incentive to actually sign it out.  I am 170 pages into it, but I am still waiting for the miracle.  Frankly, I don't fully understand how this is going to be a movie.  The book is not told in a linear way, and much of what happens is background, not actually action but description.  It took me a while to warm up to the rhythms of the book, but even at that it requires me to have a certain leap of faith.  For example, a character in the book communicates with a young boy he finds through a series of taps.  How the hell can two people communicate that way?  I really don't buy it.  Nevertheless, I will finish the book.  In fact, I hope to finish it today.  

Anyone interested in miracles that are believable, may be interested to read The Miracles of Santo Fico by D.L. Smith.  It is a fun romp through Italy and looks at people trying to be good despite evidence to the contrary.  Frankly, I think this book would be a great movie.