A review by marimaia
The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver

emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

“it's hard to accept that life always marches forward, isn't it? always forward, never back. i was forced to change when my life suddenly changed around me, but even if it hadn't, i'd have changed in one way or another sooner or later, wouldn't i? Because people do, don't they, no one stays the same forever. everything is just so fragile, isn't it? we make our decisions dependent on the day, the weather, our mood, the phases of the moon, what we had for breakfast… i can't keep questioning choices i may or may not have made, blaming myself for being too soft there and too hard here. i see now that i've been walking in circles, making crazy patterns.” i stop and draw breath. “i need to walk in a straight line, Petar.”

não cabe aqui o tanto que essa história me fez chorar. ver a lydia sem rumo doeu tanto em mim, que precisei parar diversas vezes pra me acalmar. é incrível que até o final eu não tinha nem sequer cogitado a possibilidade da outra realidade ser apenas um sonho, uma maneira que o cérebro dela encontrou de escapar da realidade atual. fiquei surpresa com a relação dela com o jonah, mas depois percebi que não tinha como ser diferente. 
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