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Indlæser... A Thousand Goodbyes (2012)af Zahra Owens
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History is written by the biased victors, leaving only their view intact. Future civilizations are now trying to learn from the past, sending agents Niall and Dafydd to record lost perspectives from destroyed cultures. To achieve this, they keep Dafydd in the dark, and it takes a thousand lifetimes of love and loss before he sees the light. No library descriptions found. |
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However, as much as I loved and admired the idea and the concept behind it, I also think it should come with a huge warning! I read the entire thing with an expectation of these men, so good at their jobs and very much in love, to be rewarded for all their hard work, but – nothing of the kind happens. I know the mistake was mine, the assumption it would end well my own fault, so to speak. All of this to say that if, like me, you expect what is set up to look and feel like a romance to have a happy ending, don't read this book. Personally, I found the message of the book "live in the moment and appreciate what you have" to be utterly depressing in the way it came across. To have the two main characters bonded and so in love it hurts, yet to never, ever let them come together – except in the moment of death for Dafydd - that is just utterly cruel.
If you're looking for a challenging read and one that will make you think about humankind's history, if you enjoy playing with unusual thought experiments and "what ifs", and if you're a fan of bittersweet romance (heavy on the bitter), you might enjoy this book.
NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews. ( )