The #1 New York Times Bestseller is nothing short of spectacular. Drawing the reader into their stories, Anderson Cooper and his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, grasp the attention and draw many emotions from the reader. The 290 page collection of exchanges between the authors is easy enough to read. This is a book for everyone to enjoy, whether you are a mother, a son, or anything in between. Cooper and Vanderbilt document their experiences in a raw form and allow the reader to really get to know the true depths of their personalities. They do not waste their time on extravagant vocabulary that would cloud the messages they are trying to convey to the reader. The book serves as an example of a relationship between parents and their children that has rarely been paralleled in the real world. Few people are left without questions when their parents die.
This book motivates readers to form the strongest connection possible with their parents before it is too late. On the last page of the book Anderson writes, "There was no need to talk. I know her. She knows me. She is my mother. I am her son. The rainbow comes and goes." This quote perfectly sums up the book. Life takes you through good times and bad times, but at the end of the day, life is precious. Everyone who reads this book is bound to relate to it in some way. The lesson to be taken from The Rainbow Comes and Goes is that the good times in life are what make it worth living, and one should not dwell on the bad parts, because after the storm, there is always a rainbow.