It’s hard to write about books I absolutely loved and be objective, but I will try my best not to gush all through this review.
First off, Postcrossing is the reason I read this book. A girl from Alberta sent me a postcard and recommended The History of Love by Nicole Krauss to me. I’d requested in my profile that senders tell me their favourite book, band or movie. This was the first book request I seriously considered. Thank you Leanne T. from Alberta, Canada!
The book is two stories that converge. The story’s secrets and truths reveal themselves in such a sneaky way. I love the way Krauss tries to trick us with little details. I found myself trying to sort it all out, and was pleasantly surprised when I was slightly wrong. The central plot in the story revolves around a book, The History of Love - the story of a young man’s love for a girl named Alma.
Over 40 years after the manuscript for The History of Love (the book inside the book) is written, a young girl named Alma Singer (named by her parents after the girl from the book) goes on a quest to find her namesake in New York - a journey that ends up revealing more than she bargained for.
At the same time an old man in New York is waiting to die, while his heart aches for the son he never knew - who never knew him.
I know I normally give a more in depth plot summery, but for this one I suggest you read it yourself. Just trust that it is good and worthy to be read by you.
Up next, a book by Nicole Krauss’s husband, Extreamly Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer.
Cheers!
