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alissynia 's review for:
The History of Love
by Nicole Krauss
As I started to read this book I felt myself wondering if this was the book for me. Was it a bit artsy and undirected? Initially I was a bit lost and unable to ground myself in the story but I persisted and I am so glad that I did. Once I had sorted out the characters and understood the slightly unconventional style of the book I was fully immersed in the wonderful prose. There are sentences and paragraphs that took my breath away. The characters were fallible and imperfect and I identified with so much of their angst and their obsessions and their yearning for love. The themes of loss and love are so beautifully explored. It is a magical and haunting book that manages to explore deep sadness yet leaves you feeling that all our journeys through life and loss are not unique but simply the human condition.