Holly and Gerry are completely in love, and can;t live without eachother, until Gerry is taken by illness. Holly's world falls apart and she falls into depression. Then she discovers letters Gerry has written for her, to help guide her through life without him. Each month, she opens a new letter and follows the instruction from her dead husband to a new life...
I got about halfway through this book, then stopped. I couldn't be bothered reading anymore. The story really didn't grip me, followed a routine with no change. She opened a letter, marvelled at it, followed the instructions, had a good time, then waited for the next one. It was too repetitive. And a lot of it was just her moping about, depressed. I tried, but I didn't have the strength. There was a lot of hype about this book, and the film. I haven;t seen the film, I wanted to read the book first, maybe it will put a new spin on things. Maybe I will try and re-read this as I do with most books. Maybe I just gave up because of the call of a more tempting book. Don't see what all the fuss was about, the characters have no depth, they just are. The storyline is repetitive. It is a good IDEA, perhaps just not written brilliantly.
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