A Possible Life is described as a novel in five parts. Each of the five short stories contained within stand on their own, but there are common threads. They all deal with love, hope, betrayal, and thoughts of what might have been had the characters chosen different paths. I just found this fantastic review which does the book much more justice than I can.
My favourite stories were the first, based in a Nazi concentration camp, and the last, which told the story of a musician in love. The stories were so melancholy, and each of the main characters in all the stories were so real and raw and relate-able, even if not entirely likable.
The best way to sum up this book - I loved it! It only loses half a star because one of the stories within didn't engage me as much as the others did. But overall - wow.
A Possible Life by Sebastian Faulks - 4.5 out of 5 stars!
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ReplyDeleteWow, thank you hon! Not feeling very worthy though since I have been blog-slack the last few weeks!
ReplyDeleteI have seen this book in several books shops but have not picked it up as it just looked a bit heavy. I guess this is where the part about not judging a book by its cover comes in! I might have to give it a whirl! I hope you had a great christmas and enjoy your new year :D
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by, Fay! It's definitely worth a read, and I hope you'll enjoy it :)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you too :)