The Light We Lost
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- Author：Jill Santopolo
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Summary
Reese Witherspoon's Book Club pick！ Shortlisted for the Hearst Big Book `Prima Page-Turners' Award 2018`A one-sitting kind of book。 Fans of One Day by David Nicholls will love this。 ' Stylist MagazineTwo people。 One choice。 What if？Every love story has a beginning。 。 。 Lucy and Gabe meet in New York on a day that will change their lives - and the world - forever。 As the city burns behind them， they kiss for the very first time。 Over the next thirteen years they are torn apart， then brought back together， time and time again。 It's a journey of dreams， of desires， of jealousy， of forgiveness - and above all， love。 And as Lucy is faced with a devastating choice， she wonders whether their love is a matter of destiny or chance。 。 。 。 what if this is how their story ends？Me Before You meets One Day in this passionate debut novel， The Light We Lost， an epic love story about the heartrending decision that one woman must make。 。 。 Now translated into 28 languages。 Author BiographyJill Santopolo received an MFA in fiction writing， is the author of three successful children's and young-adult series， and works as the editorial director of Philomel Books。 An adjunct professor in The New School's MFA program， she travels the world to speak about writing and storytelling。 You can visit her online at www。 jillsantopolo。 com or follow her on Twitter at @jillsantopolo。 She lives in New York City。 - The Light We Lost By Jill Santopolo （Paperback）
Reviews
Mezwilkins
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This book cracked me open in a beautiful and sad way。
Silentstarlight
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Another book about unlikable people living， loving， and working in NYC。 This story could start some arguments in a book club meeting。
Brittinee
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I wasn't so sure of the writing。 I didn't particularly like that it was written looking into the past， but I kept chugging along。 I feel like the story became better with time （like wine）， but that meant I contemplated putting the book down forever many times。 I'm glad I kept with it。 With all that said， the characters were lackluster。 Lucy compared。 So much。 I was tired of reading about it。 Poor Darren。 Darren couldn't love Lucy with her love language。 And， Gabe kept her on a string for his own I wasn't so sure of the writing。 I didn't particularly like that it was written looking into the past， but I kept chugging along。 I feel like the story became better with time （like wine）， but that meant I contemplated putting the book down forever many times。 I'm glad I kept with it。 With all that said， the characters were lackluster。 Lucy compared。 So much。 I was tired of reading about it。 Poor Darren。 Darren couldn't love Lucy with her love language。 And， Gabe kept her on a string for his own personal benefit。 I still liked it， but a messed up "love" story。 。。。more
lyss
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 i really liked this book。 i loved the pacing of it although it was kind of confusing in the beginning。 the only thing i wish i could change is darren。 i wanted lucy to leave him when he didn't care about her job or when she found out about the paper doll list because that was just fucked up。 but i do understand why she stayed with him。 i really liked this book。 i loved the pacing of it although it was kind of confusing in the beginning。 the only thing i wish i could change is darren。 i wanted lucy to leave him when he didn't care about her job or when she found out about the paper doll list because that was just fucked up。 but i do understand why she stayed with him。 。。。more
Lisa Kickbusch
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I wanted to like this book。 It had all the elements of a book that I normally like。 I wanted to like Lucy and Gabe。 But there are too many buts to even start。 I didn’t like Darren， until the end。 So if you like books with self absorbed characters who make stupid choices， then this is the book for you。
Gabriela
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Summary:This book is clearly a romance。 Between these two characters Lucy and Gabriel。 The story follows them and how they keep meeting in their life， how their “destinies” intertwine them。 They love each other but something always keeps them away。Review:I’m not going to lie I liked the book。 I like how the author personifies Gabe as more like this unreachable concept。 She gives him this air of untamable freedom。 we see this from Lucy’s point of view。 She is writing letters to Gabe。 From the tim Summary:This book is clearly a romance。 Between these two characters Lucy and Gabriel。 The story follows them and how they keep meeting in their life， how their “destinies” intertwine them。 They love each other but something always keeps them away。Review:I’m not going to lie I liked the book。 I like how the author personifies Gabe as more like this unreachable concept。 She gives him this air of untamable freedom。 we see this from Lucy’s point of view。 She is writing letters to Gabe。 From the time they meet， to everything in between。 I liked （most） of the characters and how the author personifies them。 And unfortunately this book is something that happens so often in real life。 Love。 How the whole world sometimes seems to be working against you sometimes。 The power of first love。 Ambition。 The book truly makes you question。 The book centers around romance but also the ambitions of life。 How sometimes goals get in the way of romance。 And it makes you ask which is more important。 I personally liked the book。 It was nice。 I’m giving it 3/5 stars simply because it wasn’t amazing。 Nothing that blew my mind away or that made me terrifically glad I read it。 （Mind you Im not a big romance reader so you probably may like romance a lot more than me。 Which then you’d probably like this book more than I did） 。。。more
Taylor Lee
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One of the hardest books to rate。 It made me feel so many different emotions。 I felt everything that Lucy felt and felt so conflicted。 I also felt Gabes need to want more out of life。 The ending left me feeling confused and wanting more。 I can already tell this story is going to stay with me for a while and I’m not sure I want it to。
Maggie Johnson
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Read this book in a matter of days。 A good reads review said it was “emotionally gutting”。 Could not be more accurate。 The end had me nauseous。I couldn’t put it down， even read it at work。 Amazing， emotional， raw， read。
Rachel
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amazing and heart wrenching Relatable for all types of love in life， the good and great and the hardest to forget and move on from。 Beautiful novel。
Kayte Sherman
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If I could give more， I would！
Kristina Pham
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oh my heart 😭
Erika
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Maybe 3。5 。。。 not a good start and I really didnt start caring about the main character til over 1/2 through。 The ending got interesting though。
Michaela
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Spent too long teasing the question why is Lucy talking to Gabe now。 I lost interest in what the current day scenario is。
Dervela
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4。5🌟’sIt’s no surprise why this one was selected as a New York Times Bestseller and @reesesbookclub pick！I devoured this one， engrossed in the story line， yet not ready for the book to end。 I really enjoyed how the book’s pacing and how the story was narrated in second-person as though it were almost a letter or diary from the main character Lucy to Gabe。 The love story begins in NYC on 9/11 with Lucy and Gabe meeting one another in class a Columbia， and sharing the eventful day together。 Their 4。5🌟’sIt’s no surprise why this one was selected as a New York Times Bestseller and @reesesbookclub pick！I devoured this one， engrossed in the story line， yet not ready for the book to end。 I really enjoyed how the book’s pacing and how the story was narrated in second-person as though it were almost a letter or diary from the main character Lucy to Gabe。 The love story begins in NYC on 9/11 with Lucy and Gabe meeting one another in class a Columbia， and sharing the eventful day together。 Their relationship quickly develops into lovers until the two face a crossroads— putting their relationship or career first。 The story does a great job of illustrating young adulthood of characters in their early 20s into their 30s。 When Gabe follows his dreams and accepts a job abroad as a photographer for the Associated Press， Lucy is left helpless and alone to wonder what their relationship could have been。 Heartbroken， she grieves the loss of her relationship until she eventually meets Darren。 With time， Lucy begins falling for Darren， but at the same time points out all his flaws and compares him to her ex-lover Gabe。 Meanwhile， Lucy and Gabe continue a long-distant friendship over the course of a decade via email。 While the storyline was at times predictable， and sometimes I was annoyed by Lucy’s self-entitlement， overall I really enjoyed this one and read it mostly in a day。 I couldn’t put it down and was captured by the story。 。。。more
Jessica
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It reminds me so much of it ends with us for some reason but I feel like it ends with us was better。 I still really liked the book though it was a whirlwind of emotions。
Sadia
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I found the story somewhat disturbing， and the narrator annoying。 I was not moved by the story。 It felt like it was about a conflict of egos。 There were things that I felt that resonated with me as a mother， but the writing was bland， the story banal and the narrative itself so easy to predict。 The ending was horrible。
Jodee Sanny
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Easy read， great love story， wraps up well。
Ginny Brown
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A great romantic read。 Couldn’t put this book down！
Emma Watson
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I truly give this book an EASY 5 stars。 I was instantly captivated by the storyline and the love story between Lucy and Gabe。 I consider myself a slow reader。。。 but I couldn’t put this book down。 I finished it in one day。 Huge thing for me！！ I HIGHLY recommend this book。 It will pull on your heart strings。
Peggy
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It’s hard to like a book when you don’t agree with the choices the characters make but it’s a novel so anything goes。 This book held my interest。 I loved that she wrote the book as if Luck was talking to her Ex。
Lacey
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Sad。 Frustrating。
Camila
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 No leí este libro con muchas expectativas debido a la cantidad de reseñas malas que ha tenido， pero lo amé。
Stephanie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I devoured this book。 I loved the style。 But was so disappointed that she slept with Gabe and then put that on her child。 Darren was an amazing guy。 I wanted her to be stronger than that
Leah
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Page turning to the very end to find out what secrets， future entails， and lives of these two characters。
Anne
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This was beautifully written but my biggest takeaway was that both of the men in Lucy’s life kind of sucked？ But Darren sucked less than Gabe and I really never saw Gabe’s allure。
Deedee
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This is a quick beach read but it is also sad and poignant as college friends become lovers but ultimately go their own ways because each wants something else from life。 Yet they stay in touch and never lose their connection although one marries and has children while the other globe hops as a news photographer。
Bianca Carmona
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I love 。。LOVEGreat book！ Cried at the end 。。。 To feel such love and longing to connect。 It is a must read book。 Won't disappoint。 I love 。。LOVEGreat book！ Cried at the end 。。。 To feel such love and longing to connect。 It is a must read book。 Won't disappoint。 。。。more
Ashley
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I read this book as part of a book club。 I was a little concerned as it is not my usual genre and even in the first few chapters， I was thinking， "Maybe this was a mistake"， but after a few more chapters， I found that I couldn't put the book down。 I read the entire thing in less than a span of 12 hours。It's definitely an easy， light read， and I really enjoyed it。 Of course， the ending messed me up 😂 but I think I saw it coming。 I wish it were just a bit longer。 I read this book as part of a book club。 I was a little concerned as it is not my usual genre and even in the first few chapters， I was thinking， "Maybe this was a mistake"， but after a few more chapters， I found that I couldn't put the book down。 I read the entire thing in less than a span of 12 hours。It's definitely an easy， light read， and I really enjoyed it。 Of course， the ending messed me up 😂 but I think I saw it coming。 I wish it were just a bit longer。 。。。more
Katelyn Nicole
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I don’t even know where to start with this book。 There are not many books where I hate the main character。。。 this is one of them。 Not only is this book slightly offensive and extremely forgettable but the main character Lucy is arguably one of the most annoying and frustrating characters I’ve ever read。 Pining over your teenage lover while married with children is not the move ESPECIALLY if the relationship was not even a good one。 Lucy and Gabe’s love is described as an epic or once in a lifeti I don’t even know where to start with this book。 There are not many books where I hate the main character。。。 this is one of them。 Not only is this book slightly offensive and extremely forgettable but the main character Lucy is arguably one of the most annoying and frustrating characters I’ve ever read。 Pining over your teenage lover while married with children is not the move ESPECIALLY if the relationship was not even a good one。 Lucy and Gabe’s love is described as an epic or once in a lifetime thing in this book so why is it that their entire relationship is strictly 99% physical and 1% emotional。 The best thing about this book is when it ends， not because it had a good ending because it didn’t， but because I didn’t have to force myself to read it any longer。 。。。more
Alexis Morris
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Sweet fun easy readA love story。 And I loved the ending
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