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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
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definitely in the minority with my feelings on this one and i think its because im realising epistolary stories just arent for me.
its a little ironic because, in one letter, juliets publisher says ‘ive read your chapters and they wont do. strings of anecdotes dont make a book.’ and thats all this book is! its full of letters with anecdotes.
i do like that i learned about the island of guernsey, i appreciate the different perspective of WWII, and i LOVE the adoration for books (so many good quotes!), but i cant get over the fact that letters only tell, they dont show, which is what i personally need from storytelling.
i wish i could have gotten more out of this but i guess im not a letter person.
↠ 3 stars
its a little ironic because, in one letter, juliets publisher says ‘ive read your chapters and they wont do. strings of anecdotes dont make a book.’ and thats all this book is! its full of letters with anecdotes.
i do like that i learned about the island of guernsey, i appreciate the different perspective of WWII, and i LOVE the adoration for books (so many good quotes!), but i cant get over the fact that letters only tell, they dont show, which is what i personally need from storytelling.
i wish i could have gotten more out of this but i guess im not a letter person.
↠ 3 stars
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“Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad books.”
― The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
― The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
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April 20, 2020
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May 31, 2020 03:00PM
definitely agree!
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glad im not the only one!
I didnt enjoy this book either and if i recall correctly, I didn't even finish it, you're definitely not alone on this one.
its short enough that i didnt feel like i was wasting time finishing it, but i can understand the decision not to. sorry this wasnt for you!
I honestly couldn't finish this one. I couldn't agree more with your review!
awww. im sorry this wasnt for you, either!
Aww. Epistolary stories hold a special place in my heart ever since I read The Color Purple
glad to hear it! if you havent read this yet, i think you would really enjoy it!
But did you enjoy the film?! I love epistolary stories, so this one hit it out of the park for me— but I also thought the film was very sweet.
im so happy to hear you loved this and the film! i havent had a chance to watch it yet, but i know i will enjoy it more than the book! :)
I have had this book on my tbr since i saw the movie. I have the ebook as well and i havent read it yet because i saw that its on epistolary style and it was kinda dissapointing.
Jessica, I completely and wholeheartedly agree with your review! : )
Yes! I made a similar comment in my review when Sidney summarized his thoughts on the book and its organization. Maybe the author had some cognitive dissonance? :)
Felt the same way. Thought the exact same thing you mentioned about what Sidney said in his letter.
