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A review by lchamberlin97
When All Is Said by Anne Griffin
4.0
First, I gotta say that I thought his name was Morris throughout the entire audio book. That Irish accent, man.
Second, what a sad book. Sad because, though it was a nicely unique story, it seems way too real. Specifically, it's indicative of the fate of 50% of the people who have found themselves a life partner. Geez. It's one of those things that I might prefer to be in denial about - or just hope that I'm in the 50% that dies before my life partner, but on second thought that is just about as depressing as the other option (geez again).
It was a good book, I think, but it's not my absolutely favorite narrative style. A person looking back telling someone else his life story is...interesting, because it comes together in a non-linear fashion, but less satisfying than seeing things play out in "live action" sort of scenes. Still, Anne Griffin on the whole managed to pull it off, and to that I've gotta give her props. And then a "are you kidding me Anne" because I'm still thinking about how sad this book is.
Second, what a sad book. Sad because, though it was a nicely unique story, it seems way too real. Specifically, it's indicative of the fate of 50% of the people who have found themselves a life partner. Geez. It's one of those things that I might prefer to be in denial about - or just hope that I'm in the 50% that dies before my life partner, but on second thought that is just about as depressing as the other option (geez again).
It was a good book, I think, but it's not my absolutely favorite narrative style. A person looking back telling someone else his life story is...interesting, because it comes together in a non-linear fashion, but less satisfying than seeing things play out in "live action" sort of scenes. Still, Anne Griffin on the whole managed to pull it off, and to that I've gotta give her props. And then a "are you kidding me Anne" because I'm still thinking about how sad this book is.