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A review by abookishaffair
In Search of Lucy by Lia Fairchild
3.0
Lucy feels like she's going nowhere. She's working a dead-end job and alienates herself from everyone around her that tries to get too close. She's broken and wanting something more, some sort of meaning to her existence but is doubtful that she'll find it. She's only known heartbreak and sadness. It was very easy to see where Lucy was coming from. Although Lucy's feelings are extreme, I think most everyone has felt some sort of infinite sadness at some point in their life. It does seem to take Lucy an awful long time to rise above all of the bad feelings that she has about her life.
I thought that the author did a really good job with making the characters accessible. You feel like they could be people that you could meet or have met. I definitely think that the book would have benefitted from a little more showing and not so much telling. A lot of the pleasure in reading for me is being able to put together the pieces in the story. It's already done for you with so much telling. It sort of took away from that initial aspect of being able to "meet" the characters under your own terms.
This is definitely a good book about finding your way back and finding redemption. It's also a good book about allowing yourself to love and being loved in return. For Lucy, those lessons are definitely hard won. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a light read covering some pretty big life lessons.
I thought that the author did a really good job with making the characters accessible. You feel like they could be people that you could meet or have met. I definitely think that the book would have benefitted from a little more showing and not so much telling. A lot of the pleasure in reading for me is being able to put together the pieces in the story. It's already done for you with so much telling. It sort of took away from that initial aspect of being able to "meet" the characters under your own terms.
This is definitely a good book about finding your way back and finding redemption. It's also a good book about allowing yourself to love and being loved in return. For Lucy, those lessons are definitely hard won. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a light read covering some pretty big life lessons.