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A review by abdullah
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman
5.0
I don't have enough words to describe how beautiful this story is.
This is a story about a boy named Noah and his Grandfather who is suffering from Alzheimer's. They are two kindred souls who understand each other and love each dearly.
Grandpa always calls him “Noahnoah” because he likes his grandson’s name twice as much as everyone else’s.
This is about memories and trying your best to hold them even when you are slowly losing them. It's about learning how to say good-byes. It's about love and death.
This is a very short book so I'm just going to list some of my favorite quotes because the writing is jus too beautiful.
Noah’s feet don’t touch the ground when his legs dangle over the edge of the bench, but his head reaches all the way to space, because he hasn’t been alive long enough to allow anyone to keep his thoughts on Earth.
Those who hasten to live are in a hurry to miss
"Death isn't fair."
"No, death is a slow drum. It counts every beat. We can't haggle with for more time."
“How did you fall in love with her?” the boy asks.
Grandpa’s hands land with one palm on his own knee and one on the boy’s.
“She got lost in my heart, I think. Couldn’t find her way out. Your grandma always had a terrible sense of direction. She could get lost on an escalator.”
“When you looked straight at me when I was seventy I fell just as hard as I did when I was sixteen.” She smiles.
His fingertips touch the skin above her collarbone.
“You never became ordinary to me, my love. You were electric shocks and fire.”
This is a story about a boy named Noah and his Grandfather who is suffering from Alzheimer's. They are two kindred souls who understand each other and love each dearly.
Grandpa always calls him “Noahnoah” because he likes his grandson’s name twice as much as everyone else’s.
This is about memories and trying your best to hold them even when you are slowly losing them. It's about learning how to say good-byes. It's about love and death.
This is a very short book so I'm just going to list some of my favorite quotes because the writing is jus too beautiful.
Noah’s feet don’t touch the ground when his legs dangle over the edge of the bench, but his head reaches all the way to space, because he hasn’t been alive long enough to allow anyone to keep his thoughts on Earth.
Those who hasten to live are in a hurry to miss
"Death isn't fair."
"No, death is a slow drum. It counts every beat. We can't haggle with for more time."
“How did you fall in love with her?” the boy asks.
Grandpa’s hands land with one palm on his own knee and one on the boy’s.
“She got lost in my heart, I think. Couldn’t find her way out. Your grandma always had a terrible sense of direction. She could get lost on an escalator.”
“When you looked straight at me when I was seventy I fell just as hard as I did when I was sixteen.” She smiles.
His fingertips touch the skin above her collarbone.
“You never became ordinary to me, my love. You were electric shocks and fire.”