All the Lonely People
Books | Fiction / Friendship
4.2
(71)
Mike Gayle
If you loved A Man Called Ove, then prepare to be delighted as Jamaican immigrant Hubert rediscovers the world he'd turned his back on this "warm, funny" novel (Good Housekeeping). In weekly phone calls to his daughter in Australia, widower Hubert Bird paints a picture of the perfect retirement, packed with fun, friendship, and fulfillment. But it's a lie. In reality, Hubert's days are all the same, dragging on without him seeing a single soul.Until he receives some good news—good news that in one way turns out to be the worst news ever, news that will force him out again, into a world he has long since turned his back on. The news that his daughter is coming for a visit.Now Hubert faces a seemingly impossible task: to make his real life resemble his fake life before the truth comes out.Along the way Hubert stumbles across a second chance at love, renews a cherished friendship, and finds himself roped into an audacious community scheme that seeks to end loneliness once and for all . . .Life is certainly beginning to happen to Hubert Bird. But with the origin of his earlier isolation always lurking in the shadows, will he ever get to live the life he's pretended to have for so long?
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Author
Mike Gayle
Pages
364
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Published Date
2021-07-13
ISBN
1538720159 9781538720158
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"I loved the plot, but certain stylistic choices weren't my favorite. I'm not a fan of 3rd person, since it feels less personal, and while I love detailed stories, reading recurring paragraphs of outfit descriptions all the time made the narration near unbearable. I did enjoy the alternating past/present chapters, they worked in this book. But there was a thread left open and in a sense cut off completely at the end, which bothers me cause it feels now like an unnecessary thing to include in the story. Whether you should read it or not, I'm not strongly set on."
Mare
"It's been a while since I was gripped by a story this much. "
S Hughes
"i really liked the concept of the story. loneliness is something i can really relate to do this book resonated with me. it was a beautiful story told between the past and present. it also had a twist i didnt see coming mostly because i dont expect a book like this to have a twist. so i was definitely shocked. pacing was also great. it goes by fast without you realizing it."
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Jeni
"You have no idea how this book had me and my emotions all over the place. Here I was thinking it would be one of those sweet reads...um...no! It does have sweet moments, but it is so much more. "
Jen T.
"Loved, loved, loved this book. A reminder that connections can be made in life with people we might not normally reach out to. Encouraging and uplifting, but an excellent story with a twist or two."
Hillary White
"I didn’t dislike it but I didn’t love it. I read the whole book hoping it would get better. It was OK."
Cheryl Stillwell
"This was a great story. There were some sad parts but the characters pull you through it. There is risk in loving."
Sherry Kwakye-Berko
"Once I got into the book I enjoyed it. It had a couple of plot twist that were surprising. "
Natalil@sbcglobal.net
"heart warming and well written"
Erica Pyles
"Enjoyed a lot. Gives insight to people’s life that you might judge from the outside looking in. Also how far the human race has come and how much further we have to go. "
S B
Suzie Bradford
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