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A review by katywhumpus
The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer
5.0
Those of you into whose hands I forcefully thrust 'The Time Traveler's Wife' in the past can expect me to do the same with this book. So good, it kept me from much needed sleep on an overnight transcontinental flight.
The book messes with your head at first (similar to trying to get your head around time travel). Max is born in a 70 year old body and grows younger physically, while his mind ages as normal. But this book is less about his disease and more about love. Totally unrequited love, because he is (almost) never the right age physically or mentally to be with the woman. It's sad and heart-wrenching and beautiful all at once.
The book messes with your head at first (similar to trying to get your head around time travel). Max is born in a 70 year old body and grows younger physically, while his mind ages as normal. But this book is less about his disease and more about love. Totally unrequited love, because he is (almost) never the right age physically or mentally to be with the woman. It's sad and heart-wrenching and beautiful all at once.