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Loading... PS, I Love You (2004)by Cecelia Ahern
If you're looking for enduring love and you have a box of kleenex handy, this novel by Cecelia Ahern is for you. It is a wonderfully written love story that will have you turning pages faster than you realize. (  ) LauraS. | May 9, 2013 |  Enjoyed the movie a lot more. 1) I now want to scream very loudly every time I read the word "giggle." Does the author not own a thesaurus? 2) I prefer my protagonists to be good people (maybe even strong?) with enough realistic flaws. Not incredibly weak with tons of flaws and maybe two good qualities. 3) The fact that she never grew or posessed any strength apart from her husband is not romantic. It's just sad. She should have been enough of her own person by the age of thirty to have had a real job and her own hobbies that she could enjoy without Gerry. I would be absolutely distraught if Cody or any of my family members died, but I like to think I have the strength to carry on a bit more than Holly was able to. I think that about sums it up. I was actually glad when this book was over. (  ) JessieP73 | Apr 6, 2013 | Read it before the movie came out, and I liked how it was written so much I have been afraid to watch the movie. Very sweet. I don't remember this book at all but it has to be better than the one I'm reading now. ( ) E.J | Apr 3, 2013 | From what I hear, much better than the movie made from it recently. It's set in Ireland, for one thing! The protagonist's husband, before his death of cancer at a young age, left her a year's worth of letters to be opened once a month. Each has a request - almost a command - of an unusual thing for her to do. With the help of her women friends, she accomplishes the tasks he left her and, in so doing, the tasks of mourning and getting on with life. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll enjoy it. (  ) auntieknickers | Apr 3, 2013 | PS, I Love You was a REALLY cute, not-quite-chick-lit book. It was NOT a fluffy-happy read (like chick-lits tend to be), but it wasn't as depressing as I thought it could have been, either. If you are thinking, "Oh, I've seen the movie--I don't need to read the book," know that they are pretty much two completely separate entities. The characters have the same names, but other than that, it's pretty darn different. (The whole thing takes place in Ireland, the letters are delivered differently, her parents are still together, etc, etc, etc...) I think it was worth reading, even if only to see how the author originally intended for the story to go. :) I liked it a lot. ( ) saraferrell | Apr 3, 2013 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 140130916X, Paperback)Cecelia Ahern's debut novel, PS, I Love You, follows the engaging, witty, and occasionally sappy reawakening of Holly, a young Irish widow who must put her life back together after she loses her husband Gerry to a brain tumor. Ahern, the twentysomething daughter of Ireland's prime minister, has discovered a clever and original twist to the Moving On After Death concept made famous by novelists and screenwriters alike--Gerry has left Holly a series of letters designed to help her face the year ahead and carry on with her life. As the novel takes readers through the seasons (and through Gerry's monthly directives), we watch as Holly finds a new job, takes a holiday to Spain with her girlfriends, and sorts through her beloved husband's belongings. Accompanying Holly throughout the healing process is a cast of friends and family members who add as much to the novel's success as Holly's own tale of survival. In fact, it is these supporting character's mini-dramas that make PS, I Love You more than just another superficial tearjerker with the obligatory episode at a karaoke bar. Ahern shows real talent for capturing the essence of an interaction between friends and foes alike; even if Holly's circle of friends does resemble the gang from Bridget Jones a bit too neatly to ignore (her best friend is even called Sharon).While her style can be at times repetitive and her delivery is occasionally amateurish, Ahern deserves credit for a spirited first effort. If PS, I Love You is any indication of this author's talent, readers have much to look forward to as Ahern matures as a novelist and a storyteller. --Gisele Toueg (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 04 Jan 2013 05:04:52 -0500) Holly couldn't live without her husband Gerry, until the day she had to. They were the kind of young couple who could finish each other's sentences. When Gerry succumbs to a terminal illness and dies, 30-year-old Holly is set adrift, unable to pick up the pieces. But with the help of a series of letters her husband left her before he died and a little nudging from an eccentric assortment of family and friends, she learns to laugh, overcome her fears, and discover a world she never knew existed.… (more) |
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