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A Little Luck
by Claudia Piñeiro
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Really loved this book. Found it very profound and touching. Almost shed a few tears at the end.
It shows the power of small acts of kindness, and how sometimes a stranger (with the separation/anonymity that affords) can have an impact that those closest to you cannot.
Its also really interesting on the aftermath of a tragedy and how people deal with that in terms of guilt/blame/forgiveness/self-flagellation etc. It shows how a community can close ranks and engage in almost collective punishment of an individual. And how judgemental, hypocritical people can be in deciding who "deserves" to be punished.
While plenty of the content is quite raw and tough, it never felt gratuitous or outlandish. My only slight critique is that the end of the 2nd last chapter felt like the perfect ending & I thought it was more impactful than the actual final chapter. But that's a small complaint. Not quite as powerful as the author's other novel Elena Knows but still a 5 star read for me.
"Robert helped me learn to accept it: the past can’t be changed, there’s no escaping it, no way to avoid it no matter which variables are altered. No shortcut, detour, or extra stop, no rhyme or reason. Just like you can’t truly ever explain wars, massacres, plagues that decimate entire populations, or terrible illnesses in newborn babies. Why. What for. What’s the reason for it. There’s no answer. There’s no escaping. The road map of my life included an unscheduled stop at that station and so it happened. The only thing that isn’t fixed, Robert said, is what each person will do next. That’s where free will comes in: what happens after the event, the accident, the war, the catastrophe, the mistake, the fatality. You couldn’t avoid it, that wasn’t an option, but you do have the chance to decide what you’ll do next. And I decided. I didn’t make the best choice, according to Robert. But I did choose."
It shows the power of small acts of kindness, and how sometimes a stranger (with the separation/anonymity that affords) can have an impact that those closest to you cannot.
Its also really interesting on the aftermath of a tragedy and how people deal with that in terms of guilt/blame/forgiveness/self-flagellation etc. It shows how a community can close ranks and engage in almost collective punishment of an individual. And how judgemental, hypocritical people can be in deciding who "deserves" to be punished.
While plenty of the content is quite raw and tough, it never felt gratuitous or outlandish. My only slight critique is that the end of the 2nd last chapter felt like the perfect ending & I thought it was more impactful than the actual final chapter. But that's a small complaint. Not quite as powerful as the author's other novel Elena Knows but still a 5 star read for me.
"Robert helped me learn to accept it: the past can’t be changed, there’s no escaping it, no way to avoid it no matter which variables are altered. No shortcut, detour, or extra stop, no rhyme or reason. Just like you can’t truly ever explain wars, massacres, plagues that decimate entire populations, or terrible illnesses in newborn babies. Why. What for. What’s the reason for it. There’s no answer. There’s no escaping. The road map of my life included an unscheduled stop at that station and so it happened. The only thing that isn’t fixed, Robert said, is what each person will do next. That’s where free will comes in: what happens after the event, the accident, the war, the catastrophe, the mistake, the fatality. You couldn’t avoid it, that wasn’t an option, but you do have the chance to decide what you’ll do next. And I decided. I didn’t make the best choice, according to Robert. But I did choose."