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Surviving Goodbye (2000)

by Morgan Parker(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 2

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review 1: I found this book after joining Amy Mehta's book group and wanting to try out something new on Amazon Kindle. It was a surprisingly good escape that reminded me how I love reading, but the ending fell flat for me while its journey there also felt a bit contrived. Although the main character is supposed to be likeable, and in a sense he is, some of his thoughts along the way or at least the way he was portrayed through the casual writing style prohibited me from taking the story very seriously. Considering the book was a free one because of the Amazon firesale, I suppose it served its purpose as a good little escape. Somehow the author was able to take a heavy topic and make it a light, effortless read.
review 2: 3.5 starsYou think when your loved one dies�... more�� that when the time comes you hope they go peacefully.That they would have accomplish what they had wanted to accomplish in life. Left somewhat of a mark to the people that they loved.And that they found that one true soulmate.Elliott had thought his wife had found an accomplished all that.Never in Elliott’s wildest dreams did he think his wife Karen was holding a big Secret that would rock his world. Causing him such hatred towards the one person he never thought he could hate.His wife…When Elliott woke one morning. He knew that today was the day he had to say goodbye to his wife. The time has come..He was loosing his wife & he’s daughter Lena was loosing her mother.Never in his wildest dreams did Elliott think his wife would do what she said she did to him.A deathbed confession change everything…That just rocked his already fragile world!That deathbed confession change the way he thought about his loving wife!He spent the last year and a half in the state of hatred and confusion towards her. He couldn’t understand why she would do what she said she did to him.I thought going into this book it was going to be a heartbreak…ugly cry kind of book.It wasn’t…I mean it was more of a man hating & loving his dead wife.And Unintentionally sending him on a wild goose chase.I felt more bad about what she did to him than anything.I loved how Elliott was in this book.He’s was a go with the flow kind of man. Very laid back… It took a lot to get him angry. He was very sarcastic and I love his little comebacks!“Joffrey with ‘O’ like ‘orgasm'”I loved that!!Elliott was finally getting out of a year and a half somewhat depression. He’s finally paying attention to his surroundings. Noticing how estranged his relationship has become with his daughter.He’s finally opening up to talking to other people.Veronica the delivery girl. I liked her. I thought she had a perfect attitude towards Elliott. They got each other. She got along really well with Elliotts daughter Lena.& I love how she helps Elliot sort out the mess his wife left behind.I wasn’t feeling his daughter Lena in this story…She always seemed to be popping up at the wrong time. Making demands on her dad.I don’t know…It just got on my nerves.It seem like Elliot couldn’t even get a private moment to himself.Ok… I was feeling this story up until the 90% mark in the book.The whole Leanne, Nathan confrontation!!Ughhh…Really… If there was ever a time to speak up that would have been the time!! Elliott needed to open his mouth & say it was none of Leanne damn business when she asked him “the question”.I mean really!!!Nathan’s involvement in this whole little game Karen set up was weird.I don’t know… I feel pissed off about it all.I still don’t know why… Elliotts wife Karen would do all this… Just so he could move on??!!I’m sorry…but what was she thinking!! Did she really think things through?? She put the man that she loved through hell!!And her daughter too!!! Because he wasn’t there for her emotionally for over a year and a half!!I’m sorry…. a lie that big… Is hard to move past.You can’t…You can’t even confront the person that told you that lie because that person is no longer here!This line in the book sums it all up for me.“I hated the whirlwind of hatred that Karen had imposed on me.”I hated Karen too…Overall this was an okay book. I thought the epilogue in this book was pretty nice.Would I recommend this book to people yes… I would.**ARC provided by author for an honest review** less

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