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Attachments
by Rainbow Rowell
this book has actually destroyed me a little bit. i love the ending - the last lines are actually a masterpiece. it’s definitely one of my favourite romances ever; don’t think you can get more slow burn than this, seeing as they meet so late into the book (like… LATE late)
it kinda ended up reminding me of ‘the kangaroo communiqué’, if only that story wasn’t really weird and creepy.
it definitely took me a while to realise the precise time setting of the book, which was the precipice of 2000 - weird to think that was 22 years ago?? come to think of it, that’s when my parents met. it feels trivial to say it was set just a bit ago when i wasn’t even a vague figment of imagination when it was set (1999; written in 2011 i think) - to reduce my entire inception and existence to a few years ago - it’s funny how long the moments feel but time flies when you’ve already lived it all.
what was so cool is that the man (lincoln) is actually the main character. ofc you get dual pov books where you get to hear the man’s thoughs, and while you do hear the woman’s (beth’s) pov, it’s only in her emails, so not really a true pov. i don’t think i’ve ever read a romance with a male narrator before!
what’s most striking about the book is the deceptively complex relationships/ characters that are crafted, especially when there are no big plot devices driving action or decisions under duress - it kind of makes you think about how much of ourselves comes up to the surface through the minutiae of our lives. the chapters also end with some pretty pithy lines that just add so much complexity without overshadowing other aspects of the story.
cant recommend this book enough :))
it kinda ended up reminding me of ‘the kangaroo communiqué’, if only that story wasn’t really weird and creepy.
it definitely took me a while to realise the precise time setting of the book, which was the precipice of 2000 - weird to think that was 22 years ago?? come to think of it, that’s when my parents met. it feels trivial to say it was set just a bit ago when i wasn’t even a vague figment of imagination when it was set (1999; written in 2011 i think) - to reduce my entire inception and existence to a few years ago - it’s funny how long the moments feel but time flies when you’ve already lived it all.
what was so cool is that the man (lincoln) is actually the main character. ofc you get dual pov books where you get to hear the man’s thoughs, and while you do hear the woman’s (beth’s) pov, it’s only in her emails, so not really a true pov. i don’t think i’ve ever read a romance with a male narrator before!
what’s most striking about the book is the deceptively complex relationships/ characters that are crafted, especially when there are no big plot devices driving action or decisions under duress - it kind of makes you think about how much of ourselves comes up to the surface through the minutiae of our lives. the chapters also end with some pretty pithy lines that just add so much complexity without overshadowing other aspects of the story.
cant recommend this book enough :))