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kelseystamey 's review for:
P.S. I Love You
by Cecelia Ahern
A quick and easy read. First of all, I will say that I am totally impressed that the author was only 21 when this book was written/published. Unfortunately, however, I couldn't feel all that bad for Holly. It was not so much her actions after her husband's death that bothered me - on the contrary, I thought she progressed through her grief pretty well; anyone would be miserable in that kind of pain - but the "flashbacks" to her life with him were kind of worrisome. Holly openly admits that she had no other personal interests prior to Gerry's death OTHER than him. 24/7. Really, what kind of girl has to call her fiance every hour on the hour during her bachelorette party because she can't do without him for any longer than that? I understand those descriptions of her character are supposed to illustrate how utterly lost she is without him, but I guess maybe it just annoyed me on a personal level. I would have found more value in the book had she been a bit more of an individual and less of a lemming.
On the other hand, I really liked Ahern's descriptions of the dysfunctional Kennedy family - especially the Richard/Jack juxtaposition. It made me think about how you cannot always rely on initial perceptions of people; even those you have known practically your whole life can surprise you given a closer look. I'm still trying to decide whether they changed or whether Holly changed (or whether it was some combination therein), but their relationships were an intriguing addition to the story. It was also refreshing/comforting in a fairytale kind of way to see how that crazy family somehow managed to avoid falling apart despite their drastic differences, as that is so often not the case in real life.
On the other hand, I really liked Ahern's descriptions of the dysfunctional Kennedy family - especially the Richard/Jack juxtaposition. It made me think about how you cannot always rely on initial perceptions of people; even those you have known practically your whole life can surprise you given a closer look. I'm still trying to decide whether they changed or whether Holly changed (or whether it was some combination therein), but their relationships were an intriguing addition to the story. It was also refreshing/comforting in a fairytale kind of way to see how that crazy family somehow managed to avoid falling apart despite their drastic differences, as that is so often not the case in real life.