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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I did make me tear up a little towards the end, nevertheless I didn't feel it dense or really pressing down on my emotions especially with the fun writing. It made me laugh more if not otherwise. It did get the point across. It's comforting and reassuring in some weird way to know human emotions are complicated and there isn't always a right or wrong in every situation and that's life, at the end you get through it stronger all the same.
Been wanting to read this for ages… and while the experience of reading was enjoyable… the movie was more entertaining.
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I really, really wanted to like this book. I love the movie - as cheesy as it may be - and honestly, when a movie stars Gerard, how can it not be wonderful? But the book was ridiculous. Problems were too easily solved (Holly needs a job? Boom! An ad agency hires her. Sister misses her boyfriend? Here he is from Australia! Doesn't love her new friend Daniel despite the fact that he's perfect and is desperately in love with her? It's ok, he'll get back together with his witch of an ex-girlfriend.), characters were inconsistent (her brother is a tool, no, wait, he's funny, no, wait, he's a boring jerk again...no, now he's supportive...), and Gerry's playfulness from the movie is hard to find in awkwardly written flashbacks. The misuse of commas was hard to ignore as well.
Stick with Gerard...you'll be better off.
Stick with Gerard...you'll be better off.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"How would you ever know happiness if you never experienced downs. "😭
This was a good read.
It' about the journey of a young widow— Holly —coming to terms with the tragedy of her husband’s death. Luckily, she doesn’t have to do it alone. While she’s depressed, down and out, home-bound, her family and friends are there to support her. While this kind of protective society accounts for some good in her life, its really her husband Gerry himself who gets her through her trials and tribulations, to teach her life is worth living. He has the creative, genius idea to make a stack of cards, each one in an envelope to be opened every month ; each one has a plan of action to help her move on with her life without him.
This was a good read.
It' about the journey of a young widow— Holly —coming to terms with the tragedy of her husband’s death. Luckily, she doesn’t have to do it alone. While she’s depressed, down and out, home-bound, her family and friends are there to support her. While this kind of protective society accounts for some good in her life, its really her husband Gerry himself who gets her through her trials and tribulations, to teach her life is worth living. He has the creative, genius idea to make a stack of cards, each one in an envelope to be opened every month ; each one has a plan of action to help her move on with her life without him.
I didn’t find this book that funny, just sweet, depressing and sad. There’s a whole cast of characters who go on romps and adventures together. Meanwhile Holly has to move on because she starts to learn the universe is not stopping for her. One of her best friends and her husband, both friends of her and her deceased husband, are preparing to have their first child. Another one is engaged to be married to a man she met at a local pub during one of their jaunts.
I was happy with the ending because she’d sort of moved on, but not really, only taking preliminary steps to meeting someone else, and only because her husband, best friend and soul mate made the request in the final envelope. It was just so poignant because she wasn’t ready to meet new people, and Ahern had a mourning , distraught Holly juxtaposed with a flash back memory of them loving each other in the last moments of his life. The reader witnesses the terminally ill man write the last envelope’s contents after he made Holly run to the store for some ice cream. I saw it coming a mile away, and hoped I was worried for no reason. It did despite my hopes; the ending was merciful to my Gothic Victorian self, but I just wanted her to be content if not happy in the knowledge that she would see him again because no one lives forever and there is a hereafter just the way there is a life here on this planet, just like there is true, everlasting love. By the end of the novel, Holly has learned that she can live her life without his physical love as she holds the memory of him alive in her heart until they meet again.
I LOVED this book! I laughed and I cried (sobbed is more like it). It really hit home and I felt like I was going though the grieving process with Holly because of the vivid emotion that was portrayed throughout the book. This is the story of Holly, a 30-year-old woman who just suffered the loss of her husband, Gerry, who died from a brain tumor. I thought Sharon, Holly's best friend, was an awesome character and a pillar of strength. The only thing I did not like about this book was the ending. I am a sucker for an all around happy ending and I would have liked to see Holly wind up with Daniel. Other than that, this was a fantastic and fast read!
This review appears on my blog: https://confessionsofabookwormweb.wordpress.com/2020/06/03/book-review-p-s-i-love-you-by-cecelia-ahern-p-s-i-love-you-1/
P.S. I Love You has been a favorite of mine ever since I first read it in 9th grade. I've also seen the movie several times and loved it. When I was on vacation in South Africa recently, visiting my parents, I came across my old, kind of beaten up copy of it and decided to reread it. I was also motivated to reread it when I found out that Cecelia Ahern had written a sequel that was released last year.
P.S. I Love You follows Holly Kennedy, who is grieving after the death of her husband, and high school sweetheart, Gerry. While trying to figure out how to live life without her soul mate, Holly discovers that Gerry wrote her ten letters, one letter for each remaining month of the year. Each letter contains something for Holly to do in order to push her out of her comfort zone, as well as get her adjusted to living life without him. For Holly these letters are a lifeline, but she also knows that eventually the letters will end and she will be on her own again.
I really liked my reread of P.S. I Love You, it was great to reread an old favorite, however it is also obvious that this was Cecelia Ahern's debut novel.
The concept itself is very cute and interesting, and even heartbreaking in some ways. I felt like the grief that Holly experiences is very realistic, especially since she had been with Gerry for just over half of her life. I also like how she is pushed out of her comfort zone by the letters. I also liked how we follow Holly on her journey to being there for her friends as their lives continue to move on. It was also interesting to see Holly come into her own without Gerry and coming to terms with his death.
Even though we mainly follow Holly throughout the novel, we also get snippets from other characters and we see how the help Holly and/or how they're affected by Gerry's death. It was interesting to see how different people react to the death of someone close to them, whether it's rallying around their spouse or even acting distant.
Again, I enjoyed my reread of P.S. I Love You, but there were also a few pacing issues and areas where the story seemed to drag a little. Overall, this is a novel I keep coming back to, and it is in someways a guilty pleasure. I did like how the ending was open ended, which allowed for the possibility of a sequel, which the author wrote, and I've already read and will have a review up for it shortly.
3/5 Stars.
P.S. I Love You has been a favorite of mine ever since I first read it in 9th grade. I've also seen the movie several times and loved it. When I was on vacation in South Africa recently, visiting my parents, I came across my old, kind of beaten up copy of it and decided to reread it. I was also motivated to reread it when I found out that Cecelia Ahern had written a sequel that was released last year.
P.S. I Love You follows Holly Kennedy, who is grieving after the death of her husband, and high school sweetheart, Gerry. While trying to figure out how to live life without her soul mate, Holly discovers that Gerry wrote her ten letters, one letter for each remaining month of the year. Each letter contains something for Holly to do in order to push her out of her comfort zone, as well as get her adjusted to living life without him. For Holly these letters are a lifeline, but she also knows that eventually the letters will end and she will be on her own again.
I really liked my reread of P.S. I Love You, it was great to reread an old favorite, however it is also obvious that this was Cecelia Ahern's debut novel.
The concept itself is very cute and interesting, and even heartbreaking in some ways. I felt like the grief that Holly experiences is very realistic, especially since she had been with Gerry for just over half of her life. I also like how she is pushed out of her comfort zone by the letters. I also liked how we follow Holly on her journey to being there for her friends as their lives continue to move on. It was also interesting to see Holly come into her own without Gerry and coming to terms with his death.
Even though we mainly follow Holly throughout the novel, we also get snippets from other characters and we see how the help Holly and/or how they're affected by Gerry's death. It was interesting to see how different people react to the death of someone close to them, whether it's rallying around their spouse or even acting distant.
Again, I enjoyed my reread of P.S. I Love You, but there were also a few pacing issues and areas where the story seemed to drag a little. Overall, this is a novel I keep coming back to, and it is in someways a guilty pleasure. I did like how the ending was open ended, which allowed for the possibility of a sequel, which the author wrote, and I've already read and will have a review up for it shortly.
3/5 Stars.
emotional
funny
sad
“I'm lonely, I'm tired, I'm sad, I'm happy, I'm lucky, I'm unlucky; I'm a million different things every day of the week. But I suppose OK is one of them.”
I am not sure whether I liked it or not; however, what I know for sure is that it made me feel simple, natural emotions. It made me upset and heartbroken. It made me laugh and giggle. It made me think about the challenges we can encounter while living our best lives. That is why I can rate it as a 3,5 out of 5.
I am not sure whether I liked it or not; however, what I know for sure is that it made me feel simple, natural emotions. It made me upset and heartbroken. It made me laugh and giggle. It made me think about the challenges we can encounter while living our best lives. That is why I can rate it as a 3,5 out of 5.