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The Rest Of Us (2013)

by Jessica Lott(Favorite Author)

3.33 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1451645872 (ISBN13: 9781451645873)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Simon & Schuster

review 1: Good literature makes you feel, shows you the ordinary through new eyes, and offers a delicious escape into the beauty of language, enigmatic characters, and stories worth telling. Jessica’s Lott’s The Rest of Us deserves to be noted as a piece of good literature.It is a story very much grounded in realistic possibility-i.e. this could be anyone’s story. It explores traditional themes of self-discovery and impossible love with maturity and grace. The b-storylines also explore ideas about parenthood, the urgency of self-doubt, the grave necessity of friendship, and the crucial importance of following one’s dreams. Encompassing all of these ideas is the predominant, softly-spoken message that love is what keeps us sane, what gets us out of bed in the morning, what sa... moreves us from ourselves. What I loved most about this novel is the eloquence of Lott’s prose. The novel is filled with these brilliant, poetic ah-hah moments about nature and being in the moment. I hate to mark up my books but I found myself tempted to underline passages that I wanted to ponder at longer intervals, like a painting. I will need to read it again soon and do so. I also appreciated that although there were characters in this story that I couldn’t stand, Lott revealed found ways to reveal those characters’ best selves, and it was wonderful to see those characters evolve; it reminded me that no one is a whole embodiment of a “worse feature”. It was a lovely reminder. Only one element of this story stuck out as a sour note, and that was the ending. Against the backdrop of the rest of the novel, the ending felt cruelly abrupt. “What? That’s it?!” I asked myself. Not enough to sully the work as a whole; however, I wish that the story had been given a stronger, more deserving sense of closure. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, was said to see the characters part, and look forward to Lott’s next effort.
review 2: I really didn't like this book until I started liking it.You'll know what that means if you read it.I'm glad I didn't give up on it when I wanted to, lulled by boredom of mediocrity and a character that reminded me too much of Frances Ha. I'm glad I pushed through, rushing towards its heartbreaking and fulfilling ending. There is so much life reflected in these pages, it's sometimes too much and I often felt the need to shield my eyes from looking straight on. I wonder how true it would resonate to somebody not living as an artist within the changing landscape of the City. But there is a kindness to it - a reminder that a year is hardly any time at all, a reminder that days are full of life worth living. less

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