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A review by charmaineac
If I Fix You by Abigail Johnson
5.0
What a way to start a new year in books. Listen, I started this last year (haha) and cried. And cried. And cried some more. It was... cathartic. And right after I finished getting through the bad parts in the park, I put the book down (which was impressive, since I pretty much could not put it down prior to that point). It's like I wanted to experience the turning point with Jill during the new year.
I think it's insane how well Abigail Johnson can write about supremely messed up families when she says her family is supportive and loving in the acknowledgements. I do see some similarities with her follow-up book, The First to Know. They are ridiculously sad. Parents do strange and terrible things. The protagonist has an immense burden to bear.
I kind of wish a certain guy wasn't as great as he turned out to be (am I a sadist?). I think it would be such a wonderful parallel to Daniel's mother if we saw something similar in Jill's life. Like: forgiving someone even when they do despicable things, because you'd rather have them in your life than not. I think it was a cop-out for the situation to have turned into a misunderstanding.
The curveballs were crazy (Jill's mom is the definition of a "mic droop"). The setting, the pathetic fallacy, and every plot decision seemed meticulously planned. I think Abigail Johnson is quickly upgrading to "must read" status.
I think it's insane how well Abigail Johnson can write about supremely messed up families when she says her family is supportive and loving in the acknowledgements. I do see some similarities with her follow-up book, The First to Know. They are ridiculously sad. Parents do strange and terrible things. The protagonist has an immense burden to bear.
I kind of wish a certain guy wasn't as great as he turned out to be (am I a sadist?). I think it would be such a wonderful parallel to Daniel's mother if we saw something similar in Jill's life. Like: forgiving someone even when they do despicable things, because you'd rather have them in your life than not. I think it was a cop-out for the situation to have turned into a misunderstanding.
The curveballs were crazy (Jill's mom is the definition of a "mic droop"). The setting, the pathetic fallacy, and every plot decision seemed meticulously planned. I think Abigail Johnson is quickly upgrading to "must read" status.