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laurieb755's Reviews (784)
I LOVED this book! Funny, absurd, ridiculous, believable in a kind of "I want this to be true" way, delightful, enjoyable characters as in "I'd like to meet them", imaginatively hysterical plot some say á la "Forest Gump" but I say á la "It's A Mad, Mad Mad, Mad World". I just recommended it to my 82 year old Aunt. And THANK YOU Ann for the initial recommendation!
Thank you, Ann, for another perfect recommendation! Louise Penny's mystery reminded me of the delight I had when reading Van Reid's Moosepath League series. Like Van Reid, Penny brings some dedicated characters and, in this case, a quiet town in Canada to life as if the people and places were just waiting for me to step foot across the border and join them for some hot cocoa and neighborhood chit-chat. Inspector Gamache is a thoughtful person, with a highly observant eye and a patient nature. I look forward to following the rest of his investigations, having just put A Fatal Grace on hold at my local library.
Second walk-about book in a row. First one had humor; this one was definitely a pilgrimage. At times uplifting, at times sad, at times harrowing to read. Yet ultimately, a love story of finding oneself, finding one's love, and understanding one's life. I cheered for Harold and wanted him to have a happy ending. "Happy" seems like the wrong word. A fulfilling ending, a resolved ending, a fill-the-space-in-his-heart ending. And he did. And so did his wife, Maureen.