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Landline
by Rainbow Rowell
At times I've seen bookish sites ask the question "Who is your perfect book boyfriend." And most people generally go with Mr. Darcy.
I never had an answer for that question. Some of the book guys that I've liked or found charismatic on paper, I would clash with horribly in real life. For instance, a lot of women also answered "Jamie Frazier" and while I enjoyed the Outlander books, the thought of me being married to a hulking, red haired Highlander.....is outright laughable.
For the first time I was able to answer the book-boyfriend question, and with Neal, from this book. Neal is pretty much what attracts me - personified. And I could identify enough with Georgie, and their dynamic, that I felt an actual sense of grief for a few days after reading this book, because Neal is a fictitious character.
This book does have a bit of slow pace,which I imagine might be sort of a deterrent for some. And despite the past/future phone calls, it's not very flashy. It's subtle in a lot of things. It's a really in depth, very detailed insight into a marriage that's working, but not excelling, and how Georgie talking to a younger version of Neal, really made her examine her life, and how cynical older Georgie actually motivated younger Neal to really solidify his own feelings. And how after, 13 years of marriage, they finally where able to put all the pieces together.
Also - as a side point, I get annoyed with books that always feature the love interest as a giant 6'2 - 6'4 in height, and absolutely muscle bound. Like that's the standard for a character to be considered attractive. Neal was a lofty 5'6, and I loved how Georgie focused on how accessible his lips were, and how she could so easily look into his eyes. There should be more short guy love out in the writing world!
I never had an answer for that question. Some of the book guys that I've liked or found charismatic on paper, I would clash with horribly in real life. For instance, a lot of women also answered "Jamie Frazier" and while I enjoyed the Outlander books, the thought of me being married to a hulking, red haired Highlander.....is outright laughable.
For the first time I was able to answer the book-boyfriend question, and with Neal, from this book. Neal is pretty much what attracts me - personified. And I could identify enough with Georgie, and their dynamic, that I felt an actual sense of grief for a few days after reading this book, because Neal is a fictitious character.
This book does have a bit of slow pace,which I imagine might be sort of a deterrent for some. And despite the past/future phone calls, it's not very flashy. It's subtle in a lot of things. It's a really in depth, very detailed insight into a marriage that's working, but not excelling, and how Georgie talking to a younger version of Neal, really made her examine her life, and how cynical older Georgie actually motivated younger Neal to really solidify his own feelings. And how after, 13 years of marriage, they finally where able to put all the pieces together.
Also - as a side point, I get annoyed with books that always feature the love interest as a giant 6'2 - 6'4 in height, and absolutely muscle bound. Like that's the standard for a character to be considered attractive. Neal was a lofty 5'6, and I loved how Georgie focused on how accessible his lips were, and how she could so easily look into his eyes. There should be more short guy love out in the writing world!