PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
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Book Reviews of PS, I Love You
Book Review: Not what I had expected
Summary: 2 Stars
The main theme in this book is about coping with the loss of a loved one, in this case Holly's husband Gerry, who died prematurely due to a terrible illness.
I shall not go through the whole synopsis as many of the reviewers have done so before me and the book description above is also explanatory. At the risk of sounding unpopular (I see many voted with 5 stars) my own 2 stars refer to what I think was a poorly executed book. The concepts of loss and love are interesting and some of the ensuing situations are even described humorously despite the sad main subject. However all the characters, with the exception of Holly perhaps, are underdeveloped, most descriptions repetitive and the storyline predictable at best.
Perhaps my negativity about this book is due to the fact that I was expecting not Shakespeare certainly, but something more maturely written, as it belongs to one of the `adult' categories of Amazon. I think that the age target here is between 15 / 20 year-olds. Nothing wrong with that however. If you are reading me and you fall into that age group, I think you might enjoy it much more than I did.
Book Review: Trite and somewhat boring
Summary: 2 Stars
I was really looking forward to reading this book after seeing the movie trailer with Hilary Swank. It looked like a great, original story. So, I was very dissapointed when I got into it. I understand that poor Holly lost her husband, yet she is so self-centered and wishy-washy throughout the story that it substantially took away from the uniqueness of the "gift" left behind to her by her dearly departed husband. This is really just OK, and sort of reads like a young adult novel.Book Review: P.S. Don't Waste Your Money.
Summary: 2 Stars
How is this book an "international bestseller"?? The idea for the book is great, but Cecelia and her proofreader? Not so much. I can't even concentrate on what's going on because the writing is just. that. bad. I think I could have written a better novel in 8th grade. The only reason I rated the book a 2 rather than a 1 is because I couldn't get past the first 100 pages, so maybe it gets better, but from other reviews, I highly doubt it. Go see the movie, I've heard it's good.Book Review: Poor Execution on a good idea!
Summary: 2 Stars
The premise for the story is good. But, the writing is amateurish, too silly and not believable. Worse, there is no character development. Got halfway through and couldn't finish it. There are too many good writers to spend time with this one.Book Review: Didn't Like It....
Summary: 2 Stars
and I love Irish fiction. It just didn't grab me. I don't know, it felt like something I had read before but couldn't put my finger on what. I was bored.