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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
3.5 stars
The first part of this novel was not my thing. I have seen Taken one too many times to enjoy a story about a young girl running around Europe with a boy she doesn't know. The entire time she's falling in love (with a complete stranger, might I add) I kept imagining kidnapping scenarios. Apparently, I'm too much of a Mom to enjoy teen fiction like I once did.
However, I persevered. Because this is Gayle Forman, whose writing I love. And it paid off, because the second part of the book was lovely. While the novel tries to pretend it's about lost love, the last half is really the story of a young woman trying to figure out who she is and what she wants. And that's the kind of stuff I can read all day, especially when its written by such a capable author.
So when trying to rate this book, I split it down the middle: two stars for a lackluster, cliched beginning averaged with four stars for a nice coming of age story set amidst helicopter parents, dorm rooms, and Shakespeare.
The first part of this novel was not my thing. I have seen Taken one too many times to enjoy a story about a young girl running around Europe with a boy she doesn't know. The entire time she's falling in love (with a complete stranger, might I add) I kept imagining kidnapping scenarios. Apparently, I'm too much of a Mom to enjoy teen fiction like I once did.
However, I persevered. Because this is Gayle Forman, whose writing I love. And it paid off, because the second part of the book was lovely. While the novel tries to pretend it's about lost love, the last half is really the story of a young woman trying to figure out who she is and what she wants. And that's the kind of stuff I can read all day, especially when its written by such a capable author.
So when trying to rate this book, I split it down the middle: two stars for a lackluster, cliched beginning averaged with four stars for a nice coming of age story set amidst helicopter parents, dorm rooms, and Shakespeare.
Truly one of my favorite books ever. I love how she writes, and I loved this series!
2 stars because of the cliffhanger ending & the fact that there was no need for it, I was sick of the continuing back + forth with the female character, disappointing ending.
“Bare en dag” overtrumfer med flere mil de foregående jeg læste af forfatteren. I denne fortælling møder vi Allyson som er ude og rejse med sin veninde. Alt har været planlagt og veltilrettelagt ligesom hjemrejsen også er på plads og meget snarlig. Men så bryder skæbnen ind og Allyson møder ved et tilfælde Willem. Willem er alt det, Allyson ikke er – spontan, modig og klar til at vise hende en anden vej i hendes liv. Hun griber chancen, og kommer til at opleve et døgn, der viser hende alt det, hun ikke vidste hun manglede og som vil forandre hendes liv.
Historien giver så meget mere end “bare” en kærlighedshistorie. Egentlig er den måske mere om at finde sig selv, end den er om en kærlighedshistorie.
Gayle Forman fylder os også med kærlighed. Hun får os til at tro på, at kærlighed ved første blik kan opstå, selv om vi skal arbejde på det. Willems person er meget tankefuld og kløgtig. Det giver en ekstra dimension til historien, som harmonerer fantastisk. Den rører mig og får mig til at tænke. Den får mig til at tro på kærlighed mellem to, der endnu ikke kender hinanden.
Jeg synes virkelig, Gayle Forman har leveret et pragteksempler på alt andet end en simpel og banal ungdomskærlighedshistorie her.
Historien giver så meget mere end “bare” en kærlighedshistorie. Egentlig er den måske mere om at finde sig selv, end den er om en kærlighedshistorie.
Gayle Forman fylder os også med kærlighed. Hun får os til at tro på, at kærlighed ved første blik kan opstå, selv om vi skal arbejde på det. Willems person er meget tankefuld og kløgtig. Det giver en ekstra dimension til historien, som harmonerer fantastisk. Den rører mig og får mig til at tænke. Den får mig til at tro på kærlighed mellem to, der endnu ikke kender hinanden.
Jeg synes virkelig, Gayle Forman har leveret et pragteksempler på alt andet end en simpel og banal ungdomskærlighedshistorie her.
Oh what can I say? I eat romantic books every single damn time ugh! And this one was as amazing and beautifully written that it would have been a crime to not pull an all nighter for it. I loved everything about this book. Because its a romance novel does not mean it was all about romance. It made me rethink about every single aspect of my life and find a new philosophy I didn't know I was missing out on. I really do recommend this book for the simple reason that if you are gonna get lost in a book make this one an accident.
I really enjoyed this book and omg I want to go to all the places mentioned it it so badly.
I did really enjoy this book! Mostly though, I loved seeing Allyson make friends with Dee, drop Melanie, and find herself. I loved the one day in Paris and the end of the book a lot but I felt like the middle was a bit slow...
I did really like how Gayle Forman showed Allyson finding herself and how she had to push her limits, find a job, go outside her comfort zone and work hard to gain some confidence and learn she's capable of a lot more than she realized.
I loved the transformation of Allyson in this book and ultimately really did enjoy this book.
I did really like how Gayle Forman showed Allyson finding herself and how she had to push her limits, find a job, go outside her comfort zone and work hard to gain some confidence and learn she's capable of a lot more than she realized.
I loved the transformation of Allyson in this book and ultimately really did enjoy this book.
So that went well.
Gayle Forman is a very good writer. Though the story-line was very simple, it's only the writing style what kept me going.
Gayle Forman is a very good writer. Though the story-line was very simple, it's only the writing style what kept me going.