By Elizabeth Strout
Genre Adult Contemporary
Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Synopsis
In a hospital room, recovering from surgery, a daughter reconnects with her estranged mother. Though they talk lightly of people from their hometown, an underlying story of the daughter's past is hinted at.
First Sentence
There was a time, and it was many years ago now, when I had to stay in a hospital for almost nine weeks.
Well, that was a difficult synopsis to write. I know this book probably won't appeal to most. On the surface,it looks like there's really not much to it. However, this book was a beautiful albeit sad story. I really enjoyed it and would highly recommend it.
At only 160ish pages it's a quick read. Lucy's past, present and future are all equally fascinating. Especially the past. Though most things are only hinted at or glossed over we get the idea that her upbringing was far from good yet she turns out fairly balanced.
With tons of snippets of wisdom and a few close to home, eye opening, moments, I really loved this little book.
Should you read it
As I said before, I'd highly recommend it.
I've seen this around quite a bit and I've thought about reading it. Knowing my reading tastes, do you think I'd enjoy it?
ReplyDeleteYou might. It's sad and not much of a story but very beautiful and short.
DeleteI've been on the fence with this one, but I didn't know it was so short; that makes me reconsider reading it. If it was 400 pages or more...forget about it. :D
ReplyDeleteYeah, this one wouldn't have worked if it was that long.
DeleteHmm. It sounds like something I would like, but I thought that about Olive Kitteridge too and ended up abandoning it. Perhaps it's time I give the author a second chance . . .?
ReplyDeleteI haven't read anything else of hers but this one was good.
Delete160 pages is very short! I'm not sure how I feel about that, I usually always read longer books because they allow for more character development. The story does sound intriguing though. I'll have to think about it, but I'm really glad you enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteThis one was all about the characters so I felt we got to know them quite well. It's lacking in plot but that wasn't it's purpose so it works.
DeleteI've heard a lot of good things about this one. If you liked it, it must past muster! I'm definitely going to read it sometime in the near(ish) future.
ReplyDeleteYou should. I'd be interested in your opinion.
DeleteI would read it, but I don't want sad books right now.
ReplyDeleteYeah. It's a bit sad.
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