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[quote=Anonymous]My dad always read a lot. Nothing big brain - mostly James Patterson and other popular authors. He has been suffering from early stage dementia, and my mom says he doesn't read anymore. We suspect he can't remember what was going on or confuses characters or otherwise can't easily follow what's going on. I was thinking young adult books might be better - shorter, less complicated plot, etc. But I don't know how to suggest this without being patronizing. I was thinking I could just leave some books there next time we visit saying 'We read these and thought they were good.' Does anyone have good suggestions for easy reading? I also think graphic novels would be good for him, but he's from the generation where comics were for kids. Also I know James Patterson writes some kids books, so I thought these might be easy to slip in unnoticed as long as the covers aren't too kid-oriented.[/quote]
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