A review by ncteixeira
What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell

emotional sad slow-paced

4.0

Well, this was quite a surprise.

When I started reading this book I did think that the writing was pretentious and some times forced, but as I progressed through the book I felt that the story was so human and hard to believe it was a work of fiction.

The traumas of childhood and upbringing, the solitude, the lust, the constant searching  for happiness and fulfillment, the language barrier and relationships were all intrinsically linked with terrific success.

So many times I felt connected to his world that I was quite often transported to my own childhood and young adult life.

The development of the story is very slow and the writing is a bit repetitive with lots of punctuation and long sentences, but yes, there is something extraordinary here.