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16 years later we get this sequel to P.S. I Love You.
We get to see Holly, seven years after the death of her husband Gerry. She has found a new guy, Gabriel, that she had been dating several years. She goes on a podcast of her sister's to talk about the letters Gerry arranged for his following his death.
She expects that to be done and then... done. What she gets is a group of terminally ill patients who have formed a P.S. I Love You club. They want Holly's help. To do for their families what Gerry did for her.
I love the way this story goes. I think Holly really grows as she helped this group. She really touched my heart with the way she helps Ginika and Jewel. Bring out the tissues.... You will shed some tears!
We get to see Holly, seven years after the death of her husband Gerry. She has found a new guy, Gabriel, that she had been dating several years. She goes on a podcast of her sister's to talk about the letters Gerry arranged for his following his death.
She expects that to be done and then... done. What she gets is a group of terminally ill patients who have formed a P.S. I Love You club. They want Holly's help. To do for their families what Gerry did for her.
I love the way this story goes. I think Holly really grows as she helped this group. She really touched my heart with the way she helps Ginika and Jewel. Bring out the tissues.... You will shed some tears!
Postscript – Was ich dir noch sagen möchte, ist die unerwartete Fortsetzung von P.S.- Ich liebe dich.
Das Cover des Buches hat mit gut gefallen, insbesondere da die Gestaltung moderner wirkt als viele der älteren Bücher der Autorin. Farblich ist es zwar an die anderen Bücher angelehnt, hebt sich aber durch die Farbklekse stark von ihnen ab, während es gleichzeitig sehr schlicht gehalten ist.
Der Roman ist in Aherns gewohntem bildlichem, leicht zu lesenden Schreibstil verfasst, man merkt aber, dass auch sie älter geworden ist und manche Themen anders betrachtet oder beschreiben kann, was gut zu Holly gepasst hat. Durch kleine Rückblicke in die Zeit vor Gerrys Tod werden auch Leser, werden die für die Handlung wichtigen Details wiederholt und Leser die Band 1 nicht kennen abgeholt.
Der Roman setzt sich auf ernsthafte und emotionale Weise mit Trauer, Krankheit, Verlust und Liebe auseinander, mit dem Gedanken was wir der Nachwelt hinterlassen wollen, aber auch mit den Gefühlen, die ein schwerkranker Mensch hat, wenn er seinen Liebsten Briefe hinterlässt. Dabei gibt es nicht viel Handlung, es geht eher darum den Leser zum Nachdenken anzuregen. Trotzdem bleibt es natürlich ein Liebesroman, der nicht ohne Kitsch auskommt und an manchen Stellen etwas tiefgründiger hätte sein können.
Während Holly den Clubmitgliedern hilft lernt sie viel über sich selbst, beginnt aber auch die Briefe, die Gerry ihr geschrieben hat, aus anderen Augen zu sehen. Diese persönliche Entwicklung von Holly hat dem Buch nochmal das gewisse Etwas gegeben.
Lediglich die Mitte des Buches, wies einige Längen auf, bei denen ich das Buch immer wieder zur Seite gelegt habe, zum Ende hin wurde es dann aber so emotional, dass es mich wirklich packen konnte.
Ich kann Postscript allen Fans der Autorin nur empfehlen, aber auch denen, die vielleicht noch kein Buch von Cecilia Ahern kennen. Postscript ist ein Wohlfühlbuch, das leicht geschrieben ist, zum Denken anregt, aber auch nicht übermäßig tiefgründig ist, sodass ich dem Buch 4.5 Sterne gebe.
Das Cover des Buches hat mit gut gefallen, insbesondere da die Gestaltung moderner wirkt als viele der älteren Bücher der Autorin. Farblich ist es zwar an die anderen Bücher angelehnt, hebt sich aber durch die Farbklekse stark von ihnen ab, während es gleichzeitig sehr schlicht gehalten ist.
Der Roman ist in Aherns gewohntem bildlichem, leicht zu lesenden Schreibstil verfasst, man merkt aber, dass auch sie älter geworden ist und manche Themen anders betrachtet oder beschreiben kann, was gut zu Holly gepasst hat. Durch kleine Rückblicke in die Zeit vor Gerrys Tod werden auch Leser, werden die für die Handlung wichtigen Details wiederholt und Leser die Band 1 nicht kennen abgeholt.
Der Roman setzt sich auf ernsthafte und emotionale Weise mit Trauer, Krankheit, Verlust und Liebe auseinander, mit dem Gedanken was wir der Nachwelt hinterlassen wollen, aber auch mit den Gefühlen, die ein schwerkranker Mensch hat, wenn er seinen Liebsten Briefe hinterlässt. Dabei gibt es nicht viel Handlung, es geht eher darum den Leser zum Nachdenken anzuregen. Trotzdem bleibt es natürlich ein Liebesroman, der nicht ohne Kitsch auskommt und an manchen Stellen etwas tiefgründiger hätte sein können.
Während Holly den Clubmitgliedern hilft lernt sie viel über sich selbst, beginnt aber auch die Briefe, die Gerry ihr geschrieben hat, aus anderen Augen zu sehen. Diese persönliche Entwicklung von Holly hat dem Buch nochmal das gewisse Etwas gegeben.
Lediglich die Mitte des Buches, wies einige Längen auf, bei denen ich das Buch immer wieder zur Seite gelegt habe, zum Ende hin wurde es dann aber so emotional, dass es mich wirklich packen konnte.
Ich kann Postscript allen Fans der Autorin nur empfehlen, aber auch denen, die vielleicht noch kein Buch von Cecilia Ahern kennen. Postscript ist ein Wohlfühlbuch, das leicht geschrieben ist, zum Denken anregt, aber auch nicht übermäßig tiefgründig ist, sodass ich dem Buch 4.5 Sterne gebe.
Ahern at her best
This book was wonderful. It evoked so many emotions, laughs, and tears. I would recommend it, but there are some heartbreaking moments
This book was wonderful. It evoked so many emotions, laughs, and tears. I would recommend it, but there are some heartbreaking moments
Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book for review.
How do we know this was a good book? Well, I cried at it and I *never* cry at books.
Obviously, the first book was fictional, but this sequel deals with the story in a really interesting way. I'm sure, in our own society, we have romanticised Gerry's letters, I'm sure some people have written letters themselves; the sequel tells the story of Holly having to deal with the reality of people romanticising her own life. She doesn't tell people they're wrong at first, but it makes her question the reality of the letters, wondering whether Gerry was selfish to write them, whether he got everything right... Most of us know the story, so, after all this time, it's interesting to hear the author offer a new version of the narrative.
This story also offers us a new look into love: what love to expect, whether there's a right kind of love, whether we only ever have one "true love". This book introduces us to Holly and Gabriel's relationship when they're a few years through. We don't get the whirlwind romance, filled with countless cute and extravagant moment, we get a couple that are happy with where they are, both alone and as a couple. And, although the relatioship isn't without its pitfalls - after all, the two have to navigate a relationship that contains two people and the ghost of a dead husband - there's little of the drama that most romances have to have. It almost seems realistic.
But it's just only romantic love that this book discusses. Family is a huge part of Holly's life and support network; at the very least, she works with her sister and tries to always have a Sunday roast with her family, but she always turns to them when she has a decision to make. Just as important to her, however, are friendships: the friendships she's always had and the friendships she's made in the book. Holly needs both types of frienship to properly survive: her old friendships give her stability and understand all the challenges she's already faced; her new friendships give her a new insight into everything, especially life and death, and support her through new challenges.
Of course, this book also deals with grief. It tells us that there is no right or wrong way to deal with grief, and that what we may find the best way to grieve may not be the same for those closest to us. This book suggests that grieving is a process and so I think it would be a good read for anyone who feels they're doing it wrong. But this book is heartbreaking because it tells the truth that everyone wants to forget: that no one is exempt from death.
I never read P.S. I Love You (I have seen the film), so I can't compare how good it necessarily is next to the first book. But I enjoyed it. It inspired emotions in me, it encouraged me to think and reflect on love and life and what we expect from the hand we've been given. It was easy to read and I could feel myself sympathising with the characters.
How do we know this was a good book? Well, I cried at it and I *never* cry at books.
Obviously, the first book was fictional, but this sequel deals with the story in a really interesting way. I'm sure, in our own society, we have romanticised Gerry's letters, I'm sure some people have written letters themselves; the sequel tells the story of Holly having to deal with the reality of people romanticising her own life. She doesn't tell people they're wrong at first, but it makes her question the reality of the letters, wondering whether Gerry was selfish to write them, whether he got everything right... Most of us know the story, so, after all this time, it's interesting to hear the author offer a new version of the narrative.
This story also offers us a new look into love: what love to expect, whether there's a right kind of love, whether we only ever have one "true love". This book introduces us to Holly and Gabriel's relationship when they're a few years through. We don't get the whirlwind romance, filled with countless cute and extravagant moment, we get a couple that are happy with where they are, both alone and as a couple. And, although the relatioship isn't without its pitfalls - after all, the two have to navigate a relationship that contains two people and the ghost of a dead husband - there's little of the drama that most romances have to have. It almost seems realistic.
But it's just only romantic love that this book discusses. Family is a huge part of Holly's life and support network; at the very least, she works with her sister and tries to always have a Sunday roast with her family, but she always turns to them when she has a decision to make. Just as important to her, however, are friendships: the friendships she's always had and the friendships she's made in the book. Holly needs both types of frienship to properly survive: her old friendships give her stability and understand all the challenges she's already faced; her new friendships give her a new insight into everything, especially life and death, and support her through new challenges.
Of course, this book also deals with grief. It tells us that there is no right or wrong way to deal with grief, and that what we may find the best way to grieve may not be the same for those closest to us. This book suggests that grieving is a process and so I think it would be a good read for anyone who feels they're doing it wrong. But this book is heartbreaking because it tells the truth that everyone wants to forget: that no one is exempt from death.
I never read P.S. I Love You (I have seen the film), so I can't compare how good it necessarily is next to the first book. But I enjoyed it. It inspired emotions in me, it encouraged me to think and reflect on love and life and what we expect from the hand we've been given. It was easy to read and I could feel myself sympathising with the characters.
All the ugly crying. My husband said I was nuts for reading something that made me cry so much but I’m a glutton for well written love stories.
Thank you HarperCollins for the advanced copy in exchange for a review.
The long awaited sequel to PS I Love You, this book picks up 7 years after we left Holly at the end of PS I Love You. She's moved on in her life, but gets convinced to do a podcast about Gerry's letters, and everything gets brought up all over again. She ends up helping a group of terminally ill people with their own letters, and isn't sure if it's helpful or hurtful to herself with all of the emotions it brings back.
I wasn't super invested in this book at first, but the more I got into it, the more attached to the characters I became. I really liked Ginika and that whole story line made me bawl by the end of the book.
Overall a good read, not as good as the first, but still well done.
The long awaited sequel to PS I Love You, this book picks up 7 years after we left Holly at the end of PS I Love You. She's moved on in her life, but gets convinced to do a podcast about Gerry's letters, and everything gets brought up all over again. She ends up helping a group of terminally ill people with their own letters, and isn't sure if it's helpful or hurtful to herself with all of the emotions it brings back.
I wasn't super invested in this book at first, but the more I got into it, the more attached to the characters I became. I really liked Ginika and that whole story line made me bawl by the end of the book.
Overall a good read, not as good as the first, but still well done.
I read ps I love you a long time ago. I loved it but then they made the film and it totally ruined it for me.
This book has brought it back to life.
I loved how it was now 7 years later and Holly had moved on with her life and found a new partner. But most importantly was still learning to manage her grief in the best way possible.
Life is a journey and I think this book brought that to the forefront perfectly.
I loved that most of the original characters were back in this book but that there lives had moved on. Some in good ways some in bad.
It made me cry with the letter to Ginicks daughter and the way that people remembered there loved ones.
It is an incredible importAnt story about love and loss and how people deal with that once someone is gone. There is no right answer. I hope of I ever experienced a loss like this that I would have someone like Holly to help me through it.
Loved this book. So well written and so well meaning.
This book has brought it back to life.
I loved how it was now 7 years later and Holly had moved on with her life and found a new partner. But most importantly was still learning to manage her grief in the best way possible.
Life is a journey and I think this book brought that to the forefront perfectly.
I loved that most of the original characters were back in this book but that there lives had moved on. Some in good ways some in bad.
It made me cry with the letter to Ginicks daughter and the way that people remembered there loved ones.
It is an incredible importAnt story about love and loss and how people deal with that once someone is gone. There is no right answer. I hope of I ever experienced a loss like this that I would have someone like Holly to help me through it.
Loved this book. So well written and so well meaning.
I read P.S. I Love You when it came out (was it really 16 years ago?), I originally wanted to re-read it before reading this, but time got in the way so I jumped straight in. You could technically read this as a standalone, but I think it is the perfect sequel to the original story.
I did not think it would live up to the gentle beauty of the first book, but I found myself getting more and more invested in this story as it continued. I loved the members of the P.S. I Love You Club, especially Ginika and her baby Jewel, and felt that particularly with the issues that Paul had in addressing his messages, it was all handled so wonderfully.
I shed a fair few tears towards the end, but when the subject matter is death and grief, I can't imagine it not making me cry.
All in all, this was a fantastic sequel.
I did not think it would live up to the gentle beauty of the first book, but I found myself getting more and more invested in this story as it continued. I loved the members of the P.S. I Love You Club, especially Ginika and her baby Jewel, and felt that particularly with the issues that Paul had in addressing his messages, it was all handled so wonderfully.
I shed a fair few tears towards the end, but when the subject matter is death and grief, I can't imagine it not making me cry.
All in all, this was a fantastic sequel.
Wow. This sequel was perfect.
This book broke me and put me back together again. It made me cry a crazy amount whilst reading it whilst also filling my heart with warmth. I just absolutely loved every page and every second of reading it.
The new characters of the PS I love you Club were incredible and inspiring. Ginika’s story touched my heart and was my favourite plotline in the novel. Beyond this, Holly’s developing relationships with all them were so valuable.
I loved the flashbacks into Holly and Gerry’s past together as it gave more insight into their lives before Gerry was taken away.
I loved how Holly’s story was concluded and the last couple chapters were absolute perfection. I am so glad Cecelia Ahern wrote this sequel.
This book broke me and put me back together again. It made me cry a crazy amount whilst reading it whilst also filling my heart with warmth. I just absolutely loved every page and every second of reading it.
The new characters of the PS I love you Club were incredible and inspiring. Ginika’s story touched my heart and was my favourite plotline in the novel. Beyond this, Holly’s developing relationships with all them were so valuable.
I loved the flashbacks into Holly and Gerry’s past together as it gave more insight into their lives before Gerry was taken away.
I loved how Holly’s story was concluded and the last couple chapters were absolute perfection. I am so glad Cecelia Ahern wrote this sequel.
I didn't enjoy this sequel nearly as much as I loved the first book. I didn't really connect with the characters. There were some emotional parts but overall I wasn't nearly as moved as I was when I read P.S. I Love You