Erin Bonilla itibaren El Cubo, Asturias, Spain

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2019-01-29 07:41

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I had a very hard time starting this book, which I think I got by searching for highly rated books on amazon.com. Let me sum up the beginning, where the married Patrick meets his dead best friend's fiancee for the first time; Julia smiled; I wanted her. Julia walked; I wanted her. Julia picked her nose; I loved her completely and totally. The Julia part of this book is total drivel, like a Harlequin romance written from a guy's point of view. Zero stars for the Julia part. So, I picked this book up and put it down at least a dozen times over 2 years. I finally decided I had to read it or donate it just to get it off my nightstand. I slogged through. Fortunately, the Great War sections made it somewhat worth it, although the plot is very thin here. As a culture, we focus so much on WWII that WWI gets pretty lost. The horrors and uselessness are well depicted, as well as the unreality of people dining in beautiful, civilized Paris in earshot of the guns at the Western Front, where thousands of soldiers were mowed down a day. There is some very eloquent language here. I'd give this part 4 stars; but the zeroes for the other 2 parts drag that down to 2 stars. The retirement home scenes also have a uniqueness to them. They are interesting in describing a young spirit trapped in a body which is falling apart, but they are tarnished by excessive descriptions of Patrick lusting after the young nurses. He is also pretty nasty in his opinions of the decrepit old women around him; to him, they are 100% pathetic, mostly due to their showing interest in the men and smeared lipstick on their teeth (this must be Hull's pet peeve). Aren't they young souls in old bodies like he is? Unfortunately, you can't read the WWI sections by themselves; everything is too integrated. I'd skip it.

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