A review by mkjacobswrites
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

4.0

This was a thoughtful account of an older man's spontaneous decision to walk across the country. There were some cool elements in the fact that others in the text took notice of his quest, but it also cheapened the act in some way for it to become a media sensation. I also felt like we deserved more of a payoff at the end when Harold finally got to Queenie, and I understand that that was the point, but I still was not quite emotionally satisfied. He could've at least thanked her for her earlier service to him! The parts I most enjoyed were the spouse reconciliation, both internally when they were apart and then externally when they were together, although when the backstory was revealed, it was so sad!