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Bezig met laden... The Light We Lostdoor Jill Santopolo
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Blah. I didn't like any of the characters except possibly, sometimes, Gabe. Every character was a stereotype. Every thought Lucy had and every thing she did seemed just what the stereotype of a woman of her generation, with her education, in New York would do. There was absolutely nothing interesting about her and nothing original about her character. Her husband was an even more shallow cutout character with no endearing characteristics except the doting on Lucy, for reasons that are frankly beyond understanding given how unappealing she is, that's necessary to make him a palatable second choice for her. That and being rich are his only selling points, and that's not enough to make him a character to care about. Gabe is a stereotype of the driven activist. He's still just a stereotype, but at least it's an appealing type rather than the boring and unimaginative characters of Lucy and Darren. The novel tries to explore questions of passionate versus comfortable love, stability, and pursuit of dreams. Unfortunately, none of the characters are developed enough to make the love or the dreams feel real or to make the stability feel anything but stale. There's no insight here, no feeling, no ideas. Honestly, I can't understand what all the positive reviewers see to make them love this book. I was entirely untouched. I can enjoy books in which nothing much happens if the characters are interesting, with flat characters if they have a good plot, with weak plots and weak characters if the setting is powerful. This one has no real plot, flat characters, and an uninspiring setting. I won't read more from this author. I had high expectations for this novel but it didn't deliver the way I wanted it to. I didn't agree with some of the decisions Lucy made and I thought she put Gabe on too high a pedestal. While I liked the writing, I didn't like the characters that much except for Darren who was too good to Lucy. The ending was sad but I wasn't left sobbing as I had expected. Overall, "The Light We Lost" was a touching story about choices, decisions and forks in the road. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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HTML:The New York Times Bestseller and A Reese’s Book Club Pick “This love story between Lucy & Gabe spans decades and continents as two star-crossed lovers try to return to each other…Will they ever meet again? This book kept me up at night, turning the pages to find out, and the ending did not disappoint.”—Reese Witherspoon “One Day meets Me Before You meets your weekender bag.”—The Skimm “Extraordinary.”—Emily Giffin He was the first person to inspire her, to move her, to truly understand her. Was he meant to be the last? Lucy is faced with a life-altering choice. But before she can make her decision, she must start her story—their story—at the very beginning. Lucy and Gabe meet as seniors at Columbia University on a day that changes both of their lives forever. Together, they decide they want their lives to mean something, to matter. When they meet again a year later, it seems fated—perhaps they'll find life's meaning in each other. But then Gabe becomes a photojournalist assigned to the Middle East and Lucy pursues a career in New York. What follows is a thirteen-year journey of dreams, desires, jealousies, betrayals, and, ultimately, of love. Was it fate that brought them together? Is it choice that has kept them away? Their journey takes Lucy and Gabe continents apart, but never out of each other's hearts. This devastatingly romantic debut novel about the enduring power of first love, with a shocking, unforgettable ending, is Love Story for a new generation. “It's the epic love story of 2017.”—Redbook. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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This book is all.about love and what we have and could have had. It is told in first person so very differnt . overall a good read. ( )