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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
The author did a great job handling the main characters grief, you saw her progress from utter destruction, to learning how to live through the pain, to truly moving forward. This is 100% a book about grief so if you aren’t ready for that or in the mood this isn’t the book for you. The twist that she could continue her life through skew as if she never lost her fiancé is a fascinating one - in the beginning I think it prolonged the pain but I think in the end it helped her remove him from the pedestal she put him on and allowed her to really move on in her life.
“You don't get over losing someone you love in six months or two years or twenty, but you do have to find a way to carry on living without feeling as if everything that comes afterward is second best.”
Libby audio. BOTM March 2020 selection.
This book was just okay for me. I’d be listening and then find myself tuning out. Or I’d be listening and it would seem like the book is wrapping up and I’d think “Oh, good!” and there would still be 9+ hours left. Story was predictable, I did not find Lydia particularly endearing, and apparently I couldn’t wait for the book to be over. There was a brief plot point where Lydia travels for some self-discovery. I think the book would have been a little better if some of those sections had been fleshed out, rather than reading about this girl pining for this boy.
This book was just okay for me. I’d be listening and then find myself tuning out. Or I’d be listening and it would seem like the book is wrapping up and I’d think “Oh, good!” and there would still be 9+ hours left. Story was predictable, I did not find Lydia particularly endearing, and apparently I couldn’t wait for the book to be over. There was a brief plot point where Lydia travels for some self-discovery. I think the book would have been a little better if some of those sections had been fleshed out, rather than reading about this girl pining for this boy.
The Two Lives of Lydia Bird is a touching, yet somber, reminder that everyone goes through the stages of grief differently. Read my full review on my blog: https://www.jennandtoniclife.com/post/book-review-the-two-lives-of-lydia-bird?utm_source=Goodreads&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=Two%20Lives%20of%20Lydia%20Bird
This book was so incredible that I read it in one day. The overall messages about the importance of family and our personal journeys through grief are so important, and the author did a wonderful job with them. I did have some issues with it though (characters that seemed like throwaways and sometimes the story was a bit hard to follow with large jumps in time), hence the 4-star rating.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Just finished and all I can say is what an extraordinary book. I fell in love with Josie Silver after reading One Day In December and couldn’t wait for this one to release. Josie Silver writes such relatable and lovable characters that climb right into your heart and make themselves at home.
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The Two Lives of Lydia Bird was such a heartbreaking and hopeful story about loss, grief, healing and growth. I cried, I laughed, and I felt an unbelievable bond with Lydia. We have all lost someone we love, whether it be a partner, a friend, a parent, a sibling or a child, and navigating grief can feel endless and hopeless. Lydia showed strength in times when it felt as though the world was closing around her, and found her vice to try and numb the ache. But the story of friendship, self discovery and love through a time of sadness was so empowering.
Times have been stressful for many people right now, and we are all experiencing grief in one way or another through all of the fear and panic surrounding us right now. In the wise words of Lydia Bird:
“The human brain is wired to cope with grief. It knows even as we fall into unfashionable dark places, there will be light again, and if we just keep moving forward in one brave straight line, however slowly, we’ll find our way back again.”
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The Two Lives of Lydia Bird was such a heartbreaking and hopeful story about loss, grief, healing and growth. I cried, I laughed, and I felt an unbelievable bond with Lydia. We have all lost someone we love, whether it be a partner, a friend, a parent, a sibling or a child, and navigating grief can feel endless and hopeless. Lydia showed strength in times when it felt as though the world was closing around her, and found her vice to try and numb the ache. But the story of friendship, self discovery and love through a time of sadness was so empowering.
Times have been stressful for many people right now, and we are all experiencing grief in one way or another through all of the fear and panic surrounding us right now. In the wise words of Lydia Bird:
“The human brain is wired to cope with grief. It knows even as we fall into unfashionable dark places, there will be light again, and if we just keep moving forward in one brave straight line, however slowly, we’ll find our way back again.”
I don't usually cry when I read books, but this one actually got me a few times. I also loved the ending.
Easy read. I enjoyed it even with the predictable ending. The main character weaving through life with grief was … I don’t want to say good, but it was good.