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Love, Rosie
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This book was...okay. It wasn't bad, it did make me laugh and giggle a bunch which saved this book for me! Although, there was a major downfall for me:
The first 100 pages were really good!
The next 100 pages were slowing down and getting draggy
The next 219 pages went at a frustrating snails pace until FINALLY the last page had what the whole book was leading up to.
I am disappointed by Love, Rosie because it could've been SO MUCH better if it wasn't so slow and draggy. At the end I didn't like Alex as much as I did when it started, by the end he was almost like a stranger. Also the book was quite depressing at times which could've been more meaningful but I found myself not connecting to it since the events that made the novel sad were given to me second hand in letters & DMs.
I don't want to say it was a waste of my time because it was enjoyable at points but I just wish it was better since I don't read contemporary novels often so I went out on a whim with this one and was disappointed.
The movie on the other hand was how the book should've been written, slowly paced enough so you could fall for the characters but not so slow that you lost interest. This is definitely a case where I like the movie better than the book.
Oh well, I am not going to like every book.
2.75/5 stars
The first 100 pages were really good!
The next 100 pages were slowing down and getting draggy
The next 219 pages went at a frustrating snails pace until FINALLY the last page had what the whole book was leading up to.
I am disappointed by Love, Rosie because it could've been SO MUCH better if it wasn't so slow and draggy. At the end I didn't like Alex as much as I did when it started, by the end he was almost like a stranger. Also the book was quite depressing at times which could've been more meaningful but I found myself not connecting to it since the events that made the novel sad were given to me second hand in letters & DMs.
I don't want to say it was a waste of my time because it was enjoyable at points but I just wish it was better since I don't read contemporary novels often so I went out on a whim with this one and was disappointed.
The movie on the other hand was how the book should've been written, slowly paced enough so you could fall for the characters but not so slow that you lost interest. This is definitely a case where I like the movie better than the book.
Oh well, I am not going to like every book.
2.75/5 stars
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May 15, 2013
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December 27, 2015
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December 27, 2015
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"Good so far! I don't read contemporaries often but I want to see the novels movie so I'm doing it!"
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"At this point I just want this book to enddddddd, it's a long book for the style it is written in and its genre. Plus Alex is just annoying at this point....STOP GETTING WOMEN PREGNANT! Also, Rosie...we get it, you're stubborn."
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December 30, 2015
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"Also this is a good example of where the movie was WAY better then the book. It was condensed in the perfect way!"
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Jul 15, 2015 01:41PM
this book is so good!
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Cool!! I've had this for so long that I should read this. I was scared it'd be sad like One Day.
Hey it would be great if you could share your book year in review, I would love to see it!
Yup, I liked the movie a whole lot more.
Sorry to see you didn't enjoy the book more . I hope your next read is more enjoyable !
Finally someone who agrees that this book is just disappointing!
I disagree with you on this. It is one of the best books I have ever read and the film was really bad.
I have to disagree with you this is one of my favourite books. I enjoyed the book much more then the film
I hoped the book was better, but now I don't have to waste money on it so thanks for your review ;) I loved the movie! Sam Claflin <3
Oh.. I'm sorry, I thought you were going to like it! :)I do like the movie better than the book, but I thought the book was great! It seems it's two different ways of telling the same story, don't you think?
honestly I didn't like the movie and I dont think im going to like the book either. no time to waste on books that I will not enjoy :)
what a pity!I for myself really enjoyed this book but that's he only book I've read by this author and I dont need to read another one
I'll watch the movie but I trust your opinions Sasha! Thank you for the review!
I much preferred the movie over the book!
As a Cecelia Ahern fan, I do have to agree that Love, Rosie is my least favourite. But please don't stop reading romance/contemporary books, Sasha! Hope that this also isn't gonna be your only Cecelia Ahern book!! Would really want to know your thoughts about it:)
I absolutely loved the story surrounding this book, it really had so much potential and to be fair it broke my heart at times! And as interesting as the format was I have to agree that it was dragged out and just a little pointless at times! The cast of the movie I think were great but it felt as if they cut way too much out of it and neither of them seemed similar at all bar the very basic details of the story you know? But I definitely agree about the lack of connection with the characters!
i felt the same way
I completely agree, the book was a big disappointment for me
I agree! The movie was better than the book
Totally agree. I was enjoying it in the beginning but it got to the point where I was just annoyed and decided it was a waste of time. Needless to say I didn't finish it.
I really love the book, i din't mind the dragg, I think was more about rosie than about the love story. I didn't want tyo see the movi9e beacause it seemes so different from the movie and I don't want to ruin my vision
i loved this book, made me cry so much!!
I completely agree! I also thought that the movie was better, which was a first for me. The ending just killed it for me.
NOOOO I LOVED THIS BOOK. It didn't have a plot, but it was hilarious. I just don't like that they end up together at **.
watch the movie, it's a hell of a lot better!
I agree entirely! I loved the movie so much, but I think the book just dragged things out and there were parts where I really lost interest.
I haven't read the book, but I liked the movie.
I totally agree with you. I saw the movie first and I love it, so I decided to read the book, and I get really dissapointed. It wasn't bad, but I expected more, that's all. But it gets nothing to do with the movie, and I prefer this a thousand times before the book.
Completely agree. I did like the book. At first it was great and could go so many ways but then it just died off like it wasn't trying hard enough. Loved the movie. The movie made it all fit nice and neatly and wasn't dragged out.
Just read this, and I completely agree with you!! I enjoyed the first hundred pages or so, but then it started to lose my interest. I just felt like these two people should have figured this out so much sooner. I actually paused reading, watched the movie (which I loved!), and then finished the book. I liked the movie much better as I felt it did what the book should have: had these two eliminate some of the unnecessary angst and get together sooner. It wasn't terrible but it wasn't incredible either. Just ok.
I completely agree with your take on this book!!!
I liked the movie!! So I thought that the book would be 10 times better but I see mixed feelings others say yes while others no. My question is should I buy this book or nah??
I haven't seen the movie, but I completely agree by the middle it was so slow and only some parts were actually exciting
I don't believe Alex was in love with Rosie from the start. He chose to marry Sally without second thoughts! Likewise with Bethany! What are we talking about here? True love? I dunno, I just don't buy it. He chose his career, a life in Boston and having money over Rosie.
Is the language in the book hard to understand ? I want to read it but English is not my first language so I don't know if it's going to be hard for me Thanks !
Completely agree with your review! The thing that I hated the most was that everything leading to the last chapter was so detailed and then the thing that the reader was waiting for for 300+ pages was told in an unimpressive last half page. The author dedicated more space to the brochure description of the B&B than what Rosie's reply was, what her emotions were, how she shared it with Ruby, Stephanie or Katie! I also hated (probably because of the format) the fact that we never knew how or what was the interaction between Rosie & Alex whenever they met on several occasions over the years..that was really frustrating...we would read in one mail/message that they are going to meet for some occasion and then the next para would be "From Rosie to Alex: It was nice meeting you after so many years!" What the hell?!! What did they say to each other, how was the interaction??? Nothing?? I feel it is incumbent on the author when she has chosen this format to not make it an excuse for skipping the REALLY IMPORTANT parts. It wouldn't have hurt to add a few chapters in the conventional narration style whenever Alex and Rosie met over the years...nobody would've complained. I feel the author sacrificed what could have been really lovely parts of the novel just to somehow not deviate from the format. I gave it 1.75/5! It was a huge letdown after a great beginning! Ugh!
@Sabrina_Pifferi It's not hard (English is my second language). However, I'd read something else.
this book my first Cecelia Ahern book...it was a great starter to be precise. But the next few books of hers touched something within me. I am a person whose instincts are mostly right. but it was a great book altogether(lord lets just end it up before it get more cringy)
NO NO NO, A WASTE OF TIME, DIDNT MOVE ME, AND THE STUFF IN THE DIVORCE CHAT CLUB, WTF WAS ALL THAT ABOUT ?
dude, its the way you see things that changes the things. yes, some part might have bored the hell out of you or just pissed you that doesn't mean bad overall. the ideology portrayed is just way different from what we read usually. i am not a huge fan of this book either but the meaning was clear.
Interesting reviews I listened to the audio book rather than reading it - then watched the movie. The movie is so different. I enjoyed both. But the book is much slower paced.
Энэ номыг уншаад ийм найзтай байхыг хусэж байна. Зарим талаараа Алекс аминчхан санагдаж байсан ч одоо ингээд номын уншихад эсэргээрэй. Тэд хамтдаа цаг ямагт байсаар ирсэн... гунигтай ч юм шиг.
Came here just to assure my self that I'm not the only one feeling frustrated after reading this book.
I completely agree with the initial comment. I felt the same way thus I rated it according to how I was left feeling at the end as opposed to the strong start. I’m looking forward to finishing the movie adaptation which I think I will have enjoyed more than the book itself.
I certainly loved the movie more than the book.
Maybe i'll give it a try
