Our Souls at Night

I thought this was a beautiful story till the end. I hated how it ended.

This is a sweet little novel about a man and woman who decide to spend the third act of their life together. At least in the nights. Both heartwarming and heartbreaking, this is a story about loneliness and about needing someone to talk to, to eat with, to laugh with, and to sleep next to no matter what age you are. For more bookish photos, reviews and updates follow me on instagram @concerningnovels.

This book is a beautiful, heartbreaking little story about two people trying to find a way out of loneliness in their old age. It's more a vignette than a fully developed story, I guess, but it rings with truth to me. There's one sort of villain, driven by his own past hurts to cause pain to someone he loves. And there's a lot more concern with What Other People Think than an old hermit like me can really understand. The prose is a little spare, but lovely and evocative. It's a short book -- just over 3 hours or so on audio. I kinda want to go back and listen to it all again, right away. I read Haruf's Plainsong years ago, and liked it very much. This is his last story, finished just a bit before he passed last year. It has a bit of the melancholy of knowing that life is getting short running through it, and that makes it all the more poignant. It's a good book. Go read it.

Beautiful Little Novel.

** spoiler alert ** I enjoyed the writing style but not the story. I'm ok when characters do stupid things as long as I understand their motivations. In this case I don't get it. However, I really liked the plain matter of fact language and will look up other books by his author.

This book was well written and insightful. It was one that I could not put down. It was fun of life, love, death, breaking out of social norms, new beginnings and heartbreak. I loved the growth of the characters and the boldness of new experiences with their advanced years. I was excited that they didn’t let their age define them. Was a little crushed and heartbroken with the ending but I would highly recommend.

This was magic. This was everything. This was all I needed at a time like this.

I'd recommend reading this in one go, as it's simple in structure. I picked this up because of the upcoming Jane Fonda/Robert Redford adaptation, but I ended up feeling sorry for the protagonists. Worth reading. Spoiler alert: Gene is a prick.

Wow just wow! I would describe this book as a warm hug from your grandparents and a simple love story that will make you hold your loved ones closer. It made me laugh, smile, hold back tears and then laugh all over again. Its a quick read and I can highly recommend the netflix adaptation.