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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
Small town, many characters who’s lives intersect. Reminded me of Elizabeth Strout.
I could not read this book fast enough and yet, kept trying to slow down and savor how perfect each family storyline was in and of itself. I cannot wait for this author's next book!
Oh my goodness I’m in tiny little bits ,this is the most beautifully tender abs dare I say it hopeful book I’ve read in a while .The author knows just how to notice and reflect upon the tiny individual details that make a life .His multiple characters are living breathing believable people with faults and passions and his portrayal is as detailed and relatable as the places around them
There were sentences so perfect I had to stop and reflect rather than ploughing on needing to reach the finish point as I often do .I adored the end ,no spoilers but I’m glad for the hope we were left with
The book had me in tears but enjoyable ones as as in the title despite awful things happening there were glimpses of hope everywhere .
This is the authors debut novel but the writing is mature with a clear voice and nothing that suggest this author is practicing on us .
A truly beautiful book I will strongly recommend
I was lucky enough to be sent an Advance proof the novel is published by Muswell press in April
There were sentences so perfect I had to stop and reflect rather than ploughing on needing to reach the finish point as I often do .I adored the end ,no spoilers but I’m glad for the hope we were left with
The book had me in tears but enjoyable ones as as in the title despite awful things happening there were glimpses of hope everywhere .
This is the authors debut novel but the writing is mature with a clear voice and nothing that suggest this author is practicing on us .
A truly beautiful book I will strongly recommend
I was lucky enough to be sent an Advance proof the novel is published by Muswell press in April
Thank you, @bookclubfavorites, for the gifted book.
I finally know why so many have loved this beautiful little book! A Little Hope is now available in paperback, and A Quiet Life, his newest book, will be out on November 29. I can’t wait to read it now!
About A Little Hope: “A Read with Jenna Bonus Selection
An “immersive…illuminating” (Booklist) and life-affirming novel following the residents of an idyllic Connecticut town over the course of a year, A Little Hope explores the intertwining lives of a dozen neighbors as they confront everyday desires and fears: a lost love, a stalled career, an illness, and a betrayal.”
A Little Hope is the quiet story of a small town community in Connecticut over a year’s time. The characters are neighbors, and their lives come together and connect, just as any community would, through illness, dreams, work, and daily life. There are multiple narrations, and the storytelling is so intimate and heartfelt, you easily grasp and invest in what’s happening.
Don’t miss this book if you are looking for something special, and if one of your favorite reasons to read is to be transported to another place with characters you grow to love in a story “where not much happens,” other than daily life, but *everything* happens all the same. A Little Hope slowly, quietly builds to a crescendo of power and… well, hope, in the most poignant of ways.
Many of my reviews can also be found on my blog: www.jennifertarheelreader.com and instagram: www.instagram.com/tarheelreader
I finally know why so many have loved this beautiful little book! A Little Hope is now available in paperback, and A Quiet Life, his newest book, will be out on November 29. I can’t wait to read it now!
About A Little Hope: “A Read with Jenna Bonus Selection
An “immersive…illuminating” (Booklist) and life-affirming novel following the residents of an idyllic Connecticut town over the course of a year, A Little Hope explores the intertwining lives of a dozen neighbors as they confront everyday desires and fears: a lost love, a stalled career, an illness, and a betrayal.”
A Little Hope is the quiet story of a small town community in Connecticut over a year’s time. The characters are neighbors, and their lives come together and connect, just as any community would, through illness, dreams, work, and daily life. There are multiple narrations, and the storytelling is so intimate and heartfelt, you easily grasp and invest in what’s happening.
Don’t miss this book if you are looking for something special, and if one of your favorite reasons to read is to be transported to another place with characters you grow to love in a story “where not much happens,” other than daily life, but *everything* happens all the same. A Little Hope slowly, quietly builds to a crescendo of power and… well, hope, in the most poignant of ways.
Many of my reviews can also be found on my blog: www.jennifertarheelreader.com and instagram: www.instagram.com/tarheelreader
This book reminds me a lot of Elizabeth Strout & Ann Patchett's writing style, very literary, excellent writing & interconnected stories. Highly recommended!
Loved it the second time too!
Loved it the second time too!
2.9 ⭐️ a timely read on love, hope, death and loss. Various perspectives on how each of us deal with the cards we are dealt.
A great story of intertwining stories and shows the small choices we make that have such a great impact on our lives - great stories and a change of pace from what I normally read!
I enjoyed the story and got the point of the title but at some point I just got tired of the fact that every new character seemed to have a major tragedy in their life they had to overcome.
This was such a lovely book. It gives you little snippets of the lives of a bunch of people from a small Connecticut town and then details the struggles they are going through. The author describes the emotions these characters go through so well and managed to make the book heartbreaking but hopeful. I felt like the author could have written a novel from each of these character’s perspectives and it might be frustrating to some to just get little snippets but I liked that structure, which surprised me.
In A LITTLE HOPE, Ethan Joella interweaves the stories of a dozen or so community members, and the result is a tender reflection on life that left me with....yes, a little hope.
I was super engrossed in this world, wondering what was going on with these characters in Wharton, Connecticut while I wasn't reading.
I've never read anything written quite like this book. Joella writes in an inner monologue sort of way, with each character doing lots of self-reflection and asking themselves strings of questions.
There's no real driving plot, which is absolutely OK with me, but some readers might finish this and think....so what? But I'd say A LITTLE HOPE isn't for them, it's for the lovers of sad books and character driven slice of life stories.
I was super engrossed in this world, wondering what was going on with these characters in Wharton, Connecticut while I wasn't reading.
I've never read anything written quite like this book. Joella writes in an inner monologue sort of way, with each character doing lots of self-reflection and asking themselves strings of questions.
There's no real driving plot, which is absolutely OK with me, but some readers might finish this and think....so what? But I'd say A LITTLE HOPE isn't for them, it's for the lovers of sad books and character driven slice of life stories.