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A review by rennegade
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
5.0
This was such a great read! The main character is a perfectly average, flawed everyman who becomes a hero. The journey itself was consistently interesting, as were the cast of characters he met along the way.
I love how the story of his life was seamlessly weaved in with his pilgrimage. This book got really dark at times (the first novel in a while to make me cry!), but the ending was so beautiful and poignant. Harold's relationship with his wife, son, and parents were so profoundly sad, but I was SO relieved to see some resolution with at least one of them.
I also love that the book was realistic. Harold was ill-prepared for this walk, and he felt the effects of that. He wasn't able to change the world or prevent the inevitable, but he was to make an incredible change in his own life (which, I believe, is far more important than what he initially hoped to achieve).
I LOVED this book. It was beautifully written, and I am thrilled to read such a great book so early in the year. I hope this is a sign of the good books to be read over the rest of the year!
I love how the story of his life was seamlessly weaved in with his pilgrimage. This book got really dark at times (the first novel in a while to make me cry!), but the ending was so beautiful and poignant. Harold's relationship with his wife, son, and parents were so profoundly sad, but I was SO relieved to see some resolution with at least one of them.
I also love that the book was realistic. Harold was ill-prepared for this walk, and he felt the effects of that. He wasn't able to change the world or prevent the inevitable, but he was to make an incredible change in his own life (which, I believe, is far more important than what he initially hoped to achieve).
I LOVED this book. It was beautifully written, and I am thrilled to read such a great book so early in the year. I hope this is a sign of the good books to be read over the rest of the year!