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A review by themoonwholistens
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman
5.0
I AM AN EMOTIONAL WRECK OF A MESS.
AHHHH. It's just so well done on every level and I just really think he achieved what he wanted to do with this book. I mean... my eyes are still puffy from crying. Someone said this book gives them UP (the disney movie) vibes, and honestly, I agree.
The way it’s written just makes you so absorbed and it just resonated deep within me because I have a weakness for memories and/or people losing them. This story is essentially about this grandpa that has alzheimer's and his grandson.
The themes are so heartachingly real and executed to perfection. You know what Backman books, to me, essentially talk about just living your life. Including the joys and tragedies within them. Because life is long until it isn't but the best thing you can do is cherish it with the people that mean the most to you. Each book he releases I feel puts more emphasis and layers to that overall subject AND WE ARE WEAK FOR IT.
I understand if this kind of story is just something that does not resonate with you… BUT IT DID FOR ME and that’s what matters because I am still emotional. I went crazy with the annotations because I just could not get over how close this story felt to the author and in turn, me.
The writing. Please. *chef's kiss*
If you want a winding plot, I want to say that you won’t get that here because it’s too short but Fredrik Backman still manages to make it happen even though this book is less than 100 pages. I was overflowing with nostalgia and emotions that I wouldn’t be surprised if you end up wanting to run to your own parents at no matter what age. But I mean at the end of the day:
↣ I really don't know what to say I mean.... read this if you want a heartfelt, endearing, nostalgic, and quick read. Especially one that focuses a lot on family. And it's all tied together so beautifully, what more could you want. ↢
AHHHH. It's just so well done on every level and I just really think he achieved what he wanted to do with this book. I mean... my eyes are still puffy from crying. Someone said this book gives them UP (the disney movie) vibes, and honestly, I agree.
“That’s why we get the chance to spoil our grandchildren, because by doing that we’re apologizing to our children.”
The way it’s written just makes you so absorbed and it just resonated deep within me because I have a weakness for memories and/or people losing them. This story is essentially about this grandpa that has alzheimer's and his grandson.
The themes are so heartachingly real and executed to perfection. You know what Backman books, to me, essentially talk about just living your life. Including the joys and tragedies within them. Because life is long until it isn't but the best thing you can do is cherish it with the people that mean the most to you. Each book he releases I feel puts more emphasis and layers to that overall subject AND WE ARE WEAK FOR IT.
"One of them is getting bigger and one of them is getting smaller, the years allow them to meet in the middle."
I understand if this kind of story is just something that does not resonate with you… BUT IT DID FOR ME and that’s what matters because I am still emotional. I went crazy with the annotations because I just could not get over how close this story felt to the author and in turn, me.
The writing. Please. *chef's kiss*
If you want a winding plot, I want to say that you won’t get that here because it’s too short but Fredrik Backman still manages to make it happen even though this book is less than 100 pages. I was overflowing with nostalgia and emotions that I wouldn’t be surprised if you end up wanting to run to your own parents at no matter what age. But I mean at the end of the day:
“Live your life. It’s an awful thing to miss someone who’s still here.”
↣ I really don't know what to say I mean.... read this if you want a heartfelt, endearing, nostalgic, and quick read. Especially one that focuses a lot on family. And it's all tied together so beautifully, what more could you want. ↢