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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
Not really a fan. It's not a page turner. It was hard to get through. Too many details that were not really important to the general story.
Sappy and tragic love stor(ies) set in the past and present told in multiple points of view. It was just what I expected and also had enough twists and turns to keep my attention when reading a little bit each night before bed.
So touching. I watched the movie first and felt like it was good but the book would have to be better, and the instinct was right. An incredible story of how love can withstand the test of time and improve your life in unconventional ways.
A smart and subtle look at the art of love letter writing across decades and into the age of texting. Sometimes loving the wrong person is the right thing. Sometimes it isn't.
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
I’m a big fan of Jojo Moyes and loves the dual protagonists in this story and their strength and feminism. This is one of Moyes’s earlier novels however and it shows in the immaturity of the plot structure. As other people have mentioned, the book switches from one characters storyline in the 60s to another characters storyline in 2003.
Aside from the jarring nature of switching characters so abruptly (though in the defense of that writing method, she did follow a linear timeline which is somewhat old school) there were smatterings of correspondences and text messages throughout the book and then suddenly one email correspondence. If there had been some more forethought and intentionality around the fact that the characters work at a newspaper over the course of half a decade, this book could have explored a more creative way of linking together the two times with actual excerpts from the articles that were written by some of the characters, telegrams sent by characters to their work places from the 60s, and more context within work environments and friendship-building with protagonists’ girlfriends. But maybe I’m just a sucker for some strong female friendships.
Aside from the jarring nature of switching characters so abruptly (though in the defense of that writing method, she did follow a linear timeline which is somewhat old school) there were smatterings of correspondences and text messages throughout the book and then suddenly one email correspondence. If there had been some more forethought and intentionality around the fact that the characters work at a newspaper over the course of half a decade, this book could have explored a more creative way of linking together the two times with actual excerpts from the articles that were written by some of the characters, telegrams sent by characters to their work places from the 60s, and more context within work environments and friendship-building with protagonists’ girlfriends. But maybe I’m just a sucker for some strong female friendships.
emotional
slow-paced
I picked up this audio book at my local library - they are running out of ones I haven't listened to so the pickings are slim and this was one of the few new arrivals. It is not my usual fare but it is okay for easy listening in the car.
It's not bad for a romance novel.
It's not bad for a romance novel.