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A review by bittersweet_symphony
Faithful by Alice Hoffman
3.0
It took me a long time to warm up to this angst-ridden protagonist. Admittedly, I have plenty of Jon Snow-eque caverns in my own psyche, but she was so insufferable for a good chunk of the book. I think at best it was a good exercise in empathy to read Faithful.
I made very different choices with the early tragedies in my life than Shelby did, but Hoffman's book is a reminder that there's always some redemption possible. An "ideal" life takes many forms. For some of us, it takes into our 40s or 50s to see that, and some of us are allowed that knowledge in our 20s.
All is well that ends well.
I made very different choices with the early tragedies in my life than Shelby did, but Hoffman's book is a reminder that there's always some redemption possible. An "ideal" life takes many forms. For some of us, it takes into our 40s or 50s to see that, and some of us are allowed that knowledge in our 20s.
All is well that ends well.