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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
I had watched the movie a couple of years ago and loved it. I only recently found out it was based on a book. Since the movie was good, I figured the nook would be amazing and happy to say it met my expectations and then some. This book will make you cry, lough out loud and cry some more!
Made me cry, laugh and smile. Sweet story, definitely would like a sequel. I did not and will not see the movie.
either read the book or watch the movie. never do both.
3 stars is a bit generous as this book is in need of a serious edit. It's too long and drags at parts. The writing is juvenile, very basic. It reads like the author's first train of thought that she never went back to improve. There's no essential plot, which doesn't bother me because I love character driven stories, but the character development is uneven, and like I said, it drags and feels boring, so you have to push through a bit. Apparently the author was 21 when she wrote it so I don't think she had any personal experience with losing a husband to cancer, and I don't have any personal experience with it either. Holly's grief and struggles did feel realistic, but oversimplified. Overall though, this is a rare case where the movie is better than the book.
I hated the movie, but thought mistakenly that the book would be better. Nope. It starts off ok and then just gets worse. The characters are only basically developed and the reader is unable to connect on any deeper level.
This book was so good. I loved it. I saw the movie afterwards and I hated it. Read the book first.
liked Dear Rosie and I really liked this. Holly, while mourning her young husband's death, receives a package from him with notes to open one by one for 10 months. Holly's character is real and believable. She's not perfect--she's lazy and has never lived her own life, she's only lived for her husband. We see her slowly rebuild her life (or build it for the first time) with the help of the list. Very enjoyable and sad