A review by dearsayuri
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti

5.0

My eyes, my heart, my soul. Everything is hurting from the beauty of The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley. I cried, I laughed, I grieved, I loved. I got stuck in a never-ending cycle of find, love, lose, grieve. I couldn't let go and let go a million things at the same time. I feel like a lived a life or two while reading the novel. I feel like I had some sort of rich spiritual experience and by turning the last page of Sam Hawley's story, I finished an important journey. I feel like Loo was under my skin. She was me and I was her. I feel like The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley is magic in its true form.

I haven't read anything so utterly compelling and, silly to say, heartfelt. I am not sure why and how but I was affected so deeply by The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley. I devoured the novel very slowly to give myself sleep on a chapter or two, to really think about what I've read. Powerful, haunting and crookedly beautiful. I think it has the power to change lives.