Funny, I've been sitting here for 2 hours and can't find the words, I think that's an outstandingly good sign. My sister read this book last year and Funny, I've been sitting here for 2 hours and can't find the words, I think that's an outstandingly good sign. My sister read this book last year and then tucked it away in her bookshelf. After I took Hard Land with me to France and she came to Nice with my family last week, she brought it back for me. Kind of a bummer, I would have liked to have enjoyed reading it a little longer, but unfortunately it was just too good. I devoured this book in 7 hours and must have lingered on the last page for 30 minutes before I realised, here.... comes...nothing...more. (Do you think he won?)
I still wonder how Benedict gets so many ideas out of his head, and then so many GOOD ideas. I liked the book very much, and now I see a certain similarity to his other works. The sequences, the roles, the ending and the incredibly good writing. You could feel sorry for Francis, nothing fits together, simply nothing.
(Two weeks later)
(Three weeks later) The book was a constant up and down, do they get there, do they find the right person (we don't want to spoil), is the money gone after the Las Vegas stop... I was kind of constantly afraid the mother would do something to herself in his presence, no idea why. Maybe because she just made the wrong decision once, wrong, against the system, and in favour of the information about Francis' father. I think it was the worst thing for him to know that all this happened because of his birth, even if it's not true, of course, but somehow it is true, but he can't help it.
A bit of a different Benedict Wells book somehow, the story could be set in the Five Friends (And the hunt for the truth or something haha), but then you add the Benedict Wells style and it makes the book a fabulous novel.
There is so much knowledge in this book, so much cleverness and yes, maybe not everyone will see everything I see in this book, and I will never be able to see everything others see, but basically, that's what makes this book so special.
I think any more information would influence the reading behaviour of people who haven't managed to read it yet. So, make up your own mind, and yes, maybe you'll understand why I haven't found the right words yet.
"She really was too smart for him" (223)
A great recommendation for this summer :) 5/5 ⭐️ ...more
What a great book, I think it's of course also because I'm alone in France and therefore a little more emotional than usual, but this book really tookWhat a great book, I think it's of course also because I'm alone in France and therefore a little more emotional than usual, but this book really took me away. Benedict writes incredibly beautifully, it's really fun and somehow I realised I'd brought the wrong range of books with me hehe. His words are so imaginative, he tells a story that feels to me more like I'm inside it, reading the first person narrative as the film plays out in front of me, it takes very strong talent to achieve this. Sam is a fabulous character (I feel like I'm in German poetry analysis), he has so much empathy and yet is a little mystery that continues to unravel as the film progresses.
I generally liked all the characters, especially Sam's mum, she reminded me a bit of my mum, maybe that's why her death in the book got to me so much because I could literally feel what a great person she was. Sam's dad is a real asset to the story, I think like many dads of today's generation, a bit lost when it comes to mental health and emotions. Just opening up and showing the affection he wants to show doesn't work, he's trapped within himself, but in the end he manages it, maybe because the death of Sam's mum forces him to, but again I think it's better than never. The way Sam's mum talked about him probably shows the real size of himself, because he never got to see her for himself. Kirstie is exciting, a bit the too cool girl for everyone, almost a cliche, almost, if the squad wasn't finally complete with Sam. I liked this combo so much, really sooo good. Unfortunately you could tell as you read that the act with Sam's mum was about to tip over, and so I often almost couldn't bear to continue, I wanted to stop him doing a few things, transport him home, but unfortunately a visible first person narrator can't do that, not even when the film happens only 5cm from the tip of your nose between the pages. I was totally upset when the death was written in the book, I got so sad, I was literally the character Sam coming home and seeing this great gift, missing the meal together, and at the same time, not being able to give his mum a big hug, even now it makes me so sad.
The ending was cool, a little too cool for our friend Benedict. To be marvellous, I didn't quite realise what story the book story was actually set in until page 240, just clever. So I thought Mr Wells also ended the number with a clever sentence, a piece of wisdom from Sam, such as
‘And so I met Kristie again, we went pedal boating on Virgin Lake, maybe the secret number 99 was right there. I thought about the last few days with Mum, she was always aware that she was going to die soon. It was a secret, only she and Dad knew. Maybe there were really only 98 secrets and everyone had their own, the ninety-ninth. Mine was that I was in love with Kristen, hers was that she always liked me after all, Dad's was that he liked me after all and Mum's, Mum's wasn't her death, it was that she knew everything would be all right afterwards. She knew it, it was her secret...� Or something like that, don't get me stuck on it haha.
I've marked so much, it wouldn't be fair to include it in front of you, as well as showing everything that's been marked hihi, deal? I really liked the book, I hope you like it just as much
9/10 ⭐️ (when do you give a 10/10? Because that's the best you know haha)
Das Buch macht mich traurig, es erinnert mich ein wenig an mich selbst. Ich wollte immer von Zuhause abhauen und im Wald leben. Doch nicht weil ich es Das Buch macht mich traurig, es erinnert mich ein wenig an mich selbst. Ich wollte immer von Zuhause abhauen und im Wald leben. Doch nicht weil ich es zuhause nicht mochte, sondern weil ich so ein Leben so toll finde und den Wald liebe. Keine Buchart mag ich mehr als so eine, auch wenn es hierbei immer ums allein sein oder verlassen werden geht. Schlussendlich hat mich die Thematik rund um Kya total bewegt und ich bin grade total Emotional. Was ein tolles Buch und was für eine Kraft es auf mich hat ist unbeschreiblich.
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