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A review by jessversteeg
The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I didn’t expect much from this book, probably because I’m used to reading a lot of fluff for entertainment. This wasn’t that. I knew it was going to be about winning a crotchety old man over, which sounded fun. But it’s also super witty, funny, and pretty sad at times. It’s probably been called “poignant” by some reviewers, but I think I’m too unliterary to get away with that.
About a quarter of the way through (after forgetting what the book title was called) I was reflecting on how many of the characters seem so lonely.
The main character, Sloane, can get pretty annoying at times with how she has such a low view of herself (and doesn’t realize it)… she’s always shrinking away and letting people get what they want—and seems fine with it. Thankfully, the story is partly about how she moves out of that.
There were definitely tears by the end. It’s likely going to be on the list of one of my fav books.
About a quarter of the way through (after forgetting what the book title was called) I was reflecting on how many of the characters seem so lonely.
The main character, Sloane, can get pretty annoying at times with how she has such a low view of herself (and doesn’t realize it)… she’s always shrinking away and letting people get what they want—and seems fine with it. Thankfully, the story is partly about how she moves out of that.
There were definitely tears by the end. It’s likely going to be on the list of one of my fav books.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, and Death of parent