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A review by jem_ko
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
4.0
“Time and memory, like lovers in a fable”
The writing is exceptional - ironically it is at its best in my opinion near the final five/six chapters where every paragraph was star studded with quotable deliberations on time, love, life and the fickle nature of all things human. I did find some of Henry’s earlier chapters exceedingly cheesy (hence the 4 not 5 stars) but I will grant the likelihood that Henry is himself a cheesy, self-spiralling man so naturally his internal narrative would follow suit. From pgs 400 to 500 I did struggle a bit as there was too much take [time to read, literary lulls, etc] & not enough give but the final chapters certainly made up for it and the book as a whole was worth the read without a doubt. Schwab is eloquent and well-spoken as well as human and there is something intensely likeable about how she writes human moments like wonder and casual love.
The writing is exceptional - ironically it is at its best in my opinion near the final five/six chapters where every paragraph was star studded with quotable deliberations on time, love, life and the fickle nature of all things human. I did find some of Henry’s earlier chapters exceedingly cheesy (hence the 4 not 5 stars) but I will grant the likelihood that Henry is himself a cheesy, self-spiralling man so naturally his internal narrative would follow suit. From pgs 400 to 500 I did struggle a bit as there was too much take [time to read, literary lulls, etc] & not enough give but the final chapters certainly made up for it and the book as a whole was worth the read without a doubt. Schwab is eloquent and well-spoken as well as human and there is something intensely likeable about how she writes human moments like wonder and casual love.