A review by lornesausage10
Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes
5.0
This is the first book in a long time where I cried at the end. Mother of God, this was a journey and it taught me a lot about myself as well. I read this after my mum had recommended it. It's having a bit of a renaissance at the moment because it's the 25th anniversary and because its sequel is out.
Despite being a chunky 600 pages long, I devoured it in about three days, during the great British heatwave of 2022. I felt there were maybe too many characters and I lost track of who some of them were as I meandered my way through the ups and downs of Rachel Walsh's life. But the writing: jaysus. In Keyes' own words, every word is a gem to read and Rachel, despite her flaws, is a formidable character.
What I loved most about Rachel's Holiday was how relatable it still is to my generation, 25 years after it was published. Despite the 90s references (faxing, landline phones, Bacardi and Coke and G-strings to name a few) it would still not be out of place as a story today.
I am looking forward to reading Again, Rachel and more of Marian Keyes' work.
Despite being a chunky 600 pages long, I devoured it in about three days, during the great British heatwave of 2022. I felt there were maybe too many characters and I lost track of who some of them were as I meandered my way through the ups and downs of Rachel Walsh's life. But the writing: jaysus. In Keyes' own words, every word is a gem to read and Rachel, despite her flaws, is a formidable character.
What I loved most about Rachel's Holiday was how relatable it still is to my generation, 25 years after it was published. Despite the 90s references (faxing, landline phones, Bacardi and Coke and G-strings to name a few) it would still not be out of place as a story today.
I am looking forward to reading Again, Rachel and more of Marian Keyes' work.