Perfect – Quick Peak
Summary: The book follows an eleven year old and his summer of terror when his mother seemingly makes a mistake, and he and who he thinks is his best friend try to fix it. It also tells the life of a much older man who is working in a store during the holiday season and unfolds a family’s terrible truth.
Hook: No one is perfect.
Important Aspects: This book documents how different relationships shape whole lives; Best friends, mothers and sons, coworkers.
Conclusion: It is important to forgive others, but sometimes it is more important to forgive yourself
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Rating: 3.5/5
Praise: The characters and their storylines were so haunting, months after I read it I couldn’t stop thinking about them
Critique: Some of the stories were so heartbreaking it made me almost want to stop reading.
Where I read: Curled up in bed on a cold winter morning
Where you should read: Sitting in a window with a warm beverage
Why you should read it: Because Rachel Joyce’s masterpiece will stay with you longer than a wet winter
Why is it special: It paints such a rich picture of why people are the way they are, what made them so and who got them where they ended up.
What do you need to know if you didn’t read it: It is a sad book, but a memorable one, prepare yourself for that
What should you take away/remember? Forgiving yourself is tough act, but a worthwhile one.
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