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A review by knit_and_purl
Faithful by Alice Hoffman
3.0
After a car accident that leaves her best friend comatose, Shelby has a nervous breakdown and needs to learn to live again. An emotional, occasionally sad story about a girl who slowly learns that she can't continue to punish herself for something that really wasn't her fault. Throughout her journey, she receives anonymous postcards from someone who tells her not to be afraid to live.
Although I enjoyed it overall, I found Hoffman's writing style a bit choppy and the pacing odd. We skip across months, sometimes years, without really knowing what happened during those times, so I had a bit of trouble figuring out exactly how old Shelby was by the end of the story. A minor detail, but it helps me identify with the characters.
Although I enjoyed it overall, I found Hoffman's writing style a bit choppy and the pacing odd. We skip across months, sometimes years, without really knowing what happened during those times, so I had a bit of trouble figuring out exactly how old Shelby was by the end of the story. A minor detail, but it helps me identify with the characters.