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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
Een mooi concept, maar het verhaal viel wat dunnetjes uit.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent
Moderate: Car accident, Abandonment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Vomit
Liked it. Not one of those books that'll stick with you forever, but was good while reading it. Maybe even 3.5 stars.
"Sometimes people come into your life at strange times, and you don't know why, but then it turns out that they're the exact right person for that moment."
This is the story of a woman's journey ... Gina, who not so long ago was married and healthy. After battling breast cancer, she is now battling her husband in a messy divorce. Gina is on a mission to downsize, and as she moves into a new home and unpacks boxes and donates bags of things she doesn't need anymore, she keeps a list of 100 things that make her happy.
The dog on the cover is her adorable new pet, a greyhound named Buzz, and it's heartwarming to see how Gina and Buzz fall in love with each other. The scene where Gina sees Buzz run for the first time is just magical. I have dogsat several greyhounds, and the author captured their personality perfectly.
At the beginning of every chapter is a flashback to Gina's past ... with Kit, the only man she ever loved; with her best friend, Naomi; with her mom, Janet, and stepfather, Terry. It's really neat seeing how Gina overcomes challenges (not just cancer, but also a terrifying car accident) and grows and matures into a successful career woman.
One thing that sticks out to me is that Gina seemed pretty accepting that (due to her bout with cancer) children would not be in the cards that she was dealt. She loved her goddaughter - Naomi's little daughter - but seemed pretty content with her job, her family, and her friends. Her husband and mother urged her to freeze her eggs or seek other options, but in this book Gina did none of those things. In the end the only thing that Gina adopted was Buzz. It was refreshing to read about a practically childfree character, and I felt so sure that the end would contain Gina married with a child or two, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that it wasn't. Pregnancy/childbirth is definitely not a "must," and it was nice to see a main character decide that that wasn't for her.
If you love Jojo Moyes, you will love this author. Lucy Dillon is an author to watch, and I absolutely want to read more from her.
This is the story of a woman's journey ... Gina, who not so long ago was married and healthy. After battling breast cancer, she is now battling her husband in a messy divorce. Gina is on a mission to downsize, and as she moves into a new home and unpacks boxes and donates bags of things she doesn't need anymore, she keeps a list of 100 things that make her happy.
The dog on the cover is her adorable new pet, a greyhound named Buzz, and it's heartwarming to see how Gina and Buzz fall in love with each other. The scene where Gina sees Buzz run for the first time is just magical. I have dogsat several greyhounds, and the author captured their personality perfectly.
At the beginning of every chapter is a flashback to Gina's past ... with Kit, the only man she ever loved; with her best friend, Naomi; with her mom, Janet, and stepfather, Terry. It's really neat seeing how Gina overcomes challenges (not just cancer, but also a terrifying car accident) and grows and matures into a successful career woman.
One thing that sticks out to me is that Gina seemed pretty accepting that (due to her bout with cancer) children would not be in the cards that she was dealt. She loved her goddaughter - Naomi's little daughter - but seemed pretty content with her job, her family, and her friends. Her husband and mother urged her to freeze her eggs or seek other options, but in this book Gina did none of those things. In the end the only thing that Gina adopted was Buzz. It was refreshing to read about a practically childfree character, and I felt so sure that the end would contain Gina married with a child or two, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that it wasn't. Pregnancy/childbirth is definitely not a "must," and it was nice to see a main character decide that that wasn't for her.
If you love Jojo Moyes, you will love this author. Lucy Dillon is an author to watch, and I absolutely want to read more from her.
I won this book in a goodreads giveaway.
This is a nice, easy, girly read but it does make you think and realise that you never know what is going to happen in life. I only gave the book 4 stars because I guess I would have liked a neater ending. Oh, the dog is very cute.
This is a nice, easy, girly read but it does make you think and realise that you never know what is going to happen in life. I only gave the book 4 stars because I guess I would have liked a neater ending. Oh, the dog is very cute.
A wonderful surprise!
I began this book with expectations and soon discovered it was So Much More! I spent a lot of time reminiscing about my own life as Gina examines hers. What a treat!
I began this book with expectations and soon discovered it was So Much More! I spent a lot of time reminiscing about my own life as Gina examines hers. What a treat!
This was easy and enjoyable, but had some profound moments. Also, books with dogs in them are my Kryptonite.
This book is beautiful. I have lost track of how many Lucy Dillon books I have read, but every time I discover a new one, I immediately have to track it down. Many of Dillon's books center around the fictional town of Longhampton and many of the characters intertwine through the various novels. It isn't really a series, more like companion novels which are more than able to stand alone.
Gina, the main character, grew up in a dysfunctional family. She finally marries after a breakup with the love of her life and starts a dysfunctional family of her own. After renovating their new home, and Gina's cancer going into remission, Gina and husband divorce and she again has to start over. Gina comes to the conclusion she has too much stuff in her life, so she is trying to scale down to 100 important things that define her, and ends up giving many of her belongings to charity shops.
There are many lovely relationships in this book. Gina has a strained relationship with her mother, but her friendship with her best bud, Naomi, is priceless. Gina also makes new friends as she starts over, and grows to learn a lot about herself and those in her life. Along the way, Gina rescues a greyhound named Buzz, and although she is only temporarily fostering him, it quickly becomes clear to the reader that Buzz is actually rescuing Gina.
This book is beautifully written. It combines present day narrative with flashbacks which are tied to important objects Gina is discarding from her life. The ending is somewhat inconclusive, but it works with the story. I would love to see Dillon continue on with this story and eagerly anticipate any new books set in Longhampton.
Gina, the main character, grew up in a dysfunctional family. She finally marries after a breakup with the love of her life and starts a dysfunctional family of her own. After renovating their new home, and Gina's cancer going into remission, Gina and husband divorce and she again has to start over. Gina comes to the conclusion she has too much stuff in her life, so she is trying to scale down to 100 important things that define her, and ends up giving many of her belongings to charity shops.
There are many lovely relationships in this book. Gina has a strained relationship with her mother, but her friendship with her best bud, Naomi, is priceless. Gina also makes new friends as she starts over, and grows to learn a lot about herself and those in her life. Along the way, Gina rescues a greyhound named Buzz, and although she is only temporarily fostering him, it quickly becomes clear to the reader that Buzz is actually rescuing Gina.
This book is beautifully written. It combines present day narrative with flashbacks which are tied to important objects Gina is discarding from her life. The ending is somewhat inconclusive, but it works with the story. I would love to see Dillon continue on with this story and eagerly anticipate any new books set in Longhampton.
Lucy Dillon is one of my favourite authors, she’s one of those authors that is a proper storyteller, meaning you can quite easily get lost in one of her books, with her wonderful characters, and all the beautiful dogs you want to keep as your own. It’s been a few years since Lucy’s last release, and A Hundred Pieces of Me has been delayed a couple of times, but it pleased my greatly when a release date was finally set for the novel. February 2014. It even acquired a cover – a sure sign a book is definitely on its way into th world! A rather stunning cover, too, which rather matches my tattoo, what with the dandelion flowers blowing in the wind. I couldn’t wait to dive into it, and dive I had to as it is a mammoth 500+ page novel, but after a rocky, slow start, I began to get into the novel and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
A Hundred Pieces of Me probably isn’t my favourite of Lucy Dillon’s novels; the slow start rather lets it down a bit and it took me ages and ages to fully immerse myself in the novel, but it did eventually get to the stage where I was fully invested. Where I cared what happened to the characters, where I enjoyed reading about Gina’s job and her life. After recovering from cancer, and the breakdown of her marriage, Gina is streamlining her life. Her new flat has no room for all the stuff she’s brought from her old house, so Gina is going to pick her top 100 things, and these will be the basis for her new life. An exciting project managing the refubishment of an old house is just what Gina needs to keep herself distracted, especially when she meets the handsome Nick, but the only trouble is, he’s kinda married…
A Hundred Pieces of Me begins each chapter with two things; the first is an item from Gina’s collection, something precious to her, even if it’s something most of us wouldn’t glance twice at. The second is a flashback to a certain point in Gina’s life, slowly filling us in on everything that’s happened in her life. From meeting Kit, as a teenager, to falling in love with Kit, to the tragedy that forced them both apart, to her marriage and relationship to Stuart, to her cancer diagnosis and everything in between. I found these flashbacks quite fascinating, it helped build up a picture of Gina. I’m still not 100% sure of the books strapline which is about living for the now, but I never really saw Gina living for the now, she never did anything particularly out there, but I do like the philosophy of the strapline. I really liked getting to know the characters, I loved Gina’s best friend Naomi, who was there for her friend in thick and thin. I loved Nick, I never knew where the whole Nick story was going; he and Gina got on so well, but he was married so I thought that was like a no-go area, which disappointed me because they got on so well and I loved how Nick used Gina as his hand model.
Lucy Dillon is a fantastic storyteller. Yup, I felt the novel started slowly, but I eventually got into it and it was a fantastic story. Gina’s hiding quite a big secret, which I attempted, and failed, to guess, and the story leading up to the reveal was amazing. I fell in love with the characters, I loved the story, and more than anyone, I loved Buzz, the rescue dog Gina acquires. I also LOVED that previous Lucy Dillon characters appeared, I LOVED when authors do that. It’s always super fun to catch up. I spotted Rachel, and Lorcan, from two separate Lucy Dillon novels and I cheered when I remembered them. It’s always nice to check in and make sure their lives are going according to plan (ie. HAPPY). A Hundred of Pieces of Me will definitely get everyone talking, it’s sweet, it’s special and once you do get into it, you really get into it and I sat reading it during a horrible thunder storm, and it was a nice distraction. I’m super pleased I got the chance to read the novel, as it was quite an amazing read. I can see why it’s being touted as Lucy’s best novel yet, though I still prefer Walking Back To Happiness, but this is a fantastic novel.
A Hundred Pieces of Me probably isn’t my favourite of Lucy Dillon’s novels; the slow start rather lets it down a bit and it took me ages and ages to fully immerse myself in the novel, but it did eventually get to the stage where I was fully invested. Where I cared what happened to the characters, where I enjoyed reading about Gina’s job and her life. After recovering from cancer, and the breakdown of her marriage, Gina is streamlining her life. Her new flat has no room for all the stuff she’s brought from her old house, so Gina is going to pick her top 100 things, and these will be the basis for her new life. An exciting project managing the refubishment of an old house is just what Gina needs to keep herself distracted, especially when she meets the handsome Nick, but the only trouble is, he’s kinda married…
A Hundred Pieces of Me begins each chapter with two things; the first is an item from Gina’s collection, something precious to her, even if it’s something most of us wouldn’t glance twice at. The second is a flashback to a certain point in Gina’s life, slowly filling us in on everything that’s happened in her life. From meeting Kit, as a teenager, to falling in love with Kit, to the tragedy that forced them both apart, to her marriage and relationship to Stuart, to her cancer diagnosis and everything in between. I found these flashbacks quite fascinating, it helped build up a picture of Gina. I’m still not 100% sure of the books strapline which is about living for the now, but I never really saw Gina living for the now, she never did anything particularly out there, but I do like the philosophy of the strapline. I really liked getting to know the characters, I loved Gina’s best friend Naomi, who was there for her friend in thick and thin. I loved Nick, I never knew where the whole Nick story was going; he and Gina got on so well, but he was married so I thought that was like a no-go area, which disappointed me because they got on so well and I loved how Nick used Gina as his hand model.
Lucy Dillon is a fantastic storyteller. Yup, I felt the novel started slowly, but I eventually got into it and it was a fantastic story. Gina’s hiding quite a big secret, which I attempted, and failed, to guess, and the story leading up to the reveal was amazing. I fell in love with the characters, I loved the story, and more than anyone, I loved Buzz, the rescue dog Gina acquires. I also LOVED that previous Lucy Dillon characters appeared, I LOVED when authors do that. It’s always super fun to catch up. I spotted Rachel, and Lorcan, from two separate Lucy Dillon novels and I cheered when I remembered them. It’s always nice to check in and make sure their lives are going according to plan (ie. HAPPY). A Hundred of Pieces of Me will definitely get everyone talking, it’s sweet, it’s special and once you do get into it, you really get into it and I sat reading it during a horrible thunder storm, and it was a nice distraction. I’m super pleased I got the chance to read the novel, as it was quite an amazing read. I can see why it’s being touted as Lucy’s best novel yet, though I still prefer Walking Back To Happiness, but this is a fantastic novel.
This book had me happy, had me angry and also sad. This book made me think of things i treasure, not like food or soap or things like that. But things that i have brought with me in life and that have great meaning to me. Things like the Teddybear that i've owned for as long as i've lived or a necklace i treasure because it was given to me by a loved one. They all, all of those things; They have a story to tell and a meaning that is dear to my heart. It is that with some books that i own as well; some moved me so much and placed itself in my heart.
This book also made me think of the people that i treasure, that i love. Those people that have been there for me in good and bad, and i them. Those i know won't turn their backs on me, those i trust with my life and soul, those who i know will support and help me when i need it. Some people pretend that they do just that until they are bored of you... and sometimes it take alot to see it.
This book gave me so much feels and i connected with the main character so much, not with that have happend to her because that is not similiar to my childhood or how i grew up.. but how she felt, how she thought, how she longed so much..
Hell, i wish i gave this book more than 5 stars, but i can't. It was that great, honestly. I am very glad i purchased this book. This is the second book i've read from this author and she keeps doing great, she keeps moving me in my heart and make me stop and think...
And she's right, we should live: We shouldn't look back, we should'nt be scared for what is to come. We should focus on this moment and live.
This book also made me think of the people that i treasure, that i love. Those people that have been there for me in good and bad, and i them. Those i know won't turn their backs on me, those i trust with my life and soul, those who i know will support and help me when i need it. Some people pretend that they do just that until they are bored of you... and sometimes it take alot to see it.
This book gave me so much feels and i connected with the main character so much, not with that have happend to her because that is not similiar to my childhood or how i grew up.. but how she felt, how she thought, how she longed so much..
Hell, i wish i gave this book more than 5 stars, but i can't. It was that great, honestly. I am very glad i purchased this book. This is the second book i've read from this author and she keeps doing great, she keeps moving me in my heart and make me stop and think...
And she's right, we should live: We shouldn't look back, we should'nt be scared for what is to come. We should focus on this moment and live.