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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
It is a very sad, but good book. All the characters have these heartbreaking stories, but it is really well done. I liked the audio narration of it.
“She knows what she will say. How grief comes in shyly, like a new season. How grief is something else before it is grief. She could write about detecting grief.”
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Through alternating chapters and alternating points of view, we get to meet several characters living in a small Connecticut town.
It’s kind of a sad story- definitely not a novel you want to pick up if you’re wanting a good, happy, heartfelt book to read. Each character is battling something, whether it be an illness, loneliness, grief for those lost, & even grief for those still living.
There are so many characters in this book it’s hard not to connect emotionally with at least a couple of them- for me I liked the story of Freddie & Greg, and Ginger may have been my favorite character. It took me awhile to get settled into the storyline because I was getting impatient waiting for the connections between this group of people, but it wasn’t hard settling in emotionally.
I was crying within the first chapter (just ask my Bookclub members) and I couldn’t stop turning pages to figure out what happened next in the storyline.
This book is not for the weak & it was hard to get through at times because of what the characters were going through, but the writing was beautiful & flowed almost perfectly (I could have done without so much inner monologue.) It’s also short (under 300 pages) so if you’re looking for an emotional binge worthy read, here ya go!
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Through alternating chapters and alternating points of view, we get to meet several characters living in a small Connecticut town.
It’s kind of a sad story- definitely not a novel you want to pick up if you’re wanting a good, happy, heartfelt book to read. Each character is battling something, whether it be an illness, loneliness, grief for those lost, & even grief for those still living.
There are so many characters in this book it’s hard not to connect emotionally with at least a couple of them- for me I liked the story of Freddie & Greg, and Ginger may have been my favorite character. It took me awhile to get settled into the storyline because I was getting impatient waiting for the connections between this group of people, but it wasn’t hard settling in emotionally.
I was crying within the first chapter (just ask my Bookclub members) and I couldn’t stop turning pages to figure out what happened next in the storyline.
This book is not for the weak & it was hard to get through at times because of what the characters were going through, but the writing was beautiful & flowed almost perfectly (I could have done without so much inner monologue.) It’s also short (under 300 pages) so if you’re looking for an emotional binge worthy read, here ya go!
Joella's writing resonated deeply with me. Never before have I experienced writing that evoked memories from my past the way that A Little Hope did. What's most fascinating about that is how the characters' storylines aren't experiences I have been through, but the details they notice about life and humanity sent memories rocketing back into my brain: the lollipop tree game, the sound of a spoon mixing Hershey's chocolate sauce into milk, the heat of a room in early Spring. Joella has an unnerving talent to observe every detail in a scene and draw meaning from it. It felt like every page was trying to tell me something about life. This book is begging you to slow down and look around you - memorize every detail, sound, and feeling that your life has given you. I am so thankful for this book. It shifted something in me that needed moving.
What a beautiful story of love, loss, hope upon hope
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
TRIGGER WARNINGS!!!
This book was so heartbreakingly beautiful. It's definitely a tough read but it's such a beautiful story that I will recommend it to anyone. I loved the multiple POV's, and that all of the characters were intertwined in more ways than one.
From Greg's cancer, Freddie worrying about what they should do, Greg and his bosses relationship, their family was such a beautiful dynamic. They were really the center of the book and had just an amazing story.
I also loved Freddie's bosses story. From her husband passing away, her sons addiction struggles, his ex girlfriend being back in town, she was such a strong and honest woman. I loved that she finally accepted her sons new girlfriend, although it was too late as he had passed on. I wished she got to know her before all of that happened.
I also loved the ex girlfriends new budding relationship. I thought it was really beautiful to read about the hardships of moving on after the loss of a loved one. And that her new partner was so accepting of her grieving process.
Please please please read this book if you get a chance. Everything about it is just truly beautiful.
This book was so heartbreakingly beautiful. It's definitely a tough read but it's such a beautiful story that I will recommend it to anyone. I loved the multiple POV's, and that all of the characters were intertwined in more ways than one.
From Greg's cancer, Freddie worrying about what they should do, Greg and his bosses relationship, their family was such a beautiful dynamic. They were really the center of the book and had just an amazing story.
I also loved Freddie's bosses story. From her husband passing away, her sons addiction struggles, his ex girlfriend being back in town, she was such a strong and honest woman. I loved that she finally accepted her sons new girlfriend, although it was too late as he had passed on. I wished she got to know her before all of that happened.
I also loved the ex girlfriends new budding relationship. I thought it was really beautiful to read about the hardships of moving on after the loss of a loved one. And that her new partner was so accepting of her grieving process.
Please please please read this book if you get a chance. Everything about it is just truly beautiful.
I found that this book beautifully described life in its complexities, sadness, and - as the title implies - small chances of hope. The author creates a community and fills it with characters that intersect with one another in a variety of ways. One of my favorites of 2021; not sure if everyone would be into it or not!