Posdata: Te Quiero (P.S I Love You)

by Cecelia Ahern

Paperback, 2010

Status

Available

Call number

823.92

Series

P.S. I Love You (1)

Genres

Publication

Ediciones b (2010)

Description

Fiction. Literature. HTML:Before diving into Cecelia Ahern's new sequel, Postscript, discover how Holly's journey began in this New York Times bestseller. Everyone needs a guardian angel! Some people wait their whole lives to find their soul mates. But not Holly and Gerry. Childhood sweethearts, they could finish each other's sentences and even when they fought, they laughed. No one could imagine Holly and Gerry without each other. Until the unthinkable happens. Gerry's death devastates Holly. But as her 30th birthday looms, Gerry comes back to her. He's left her a bundle of notes, one for each of the months after his death, gently guiding Holly into her new life without him, each note signed 'PS, I Love You'. As the notes are gradually opened, and as the year unfolds, Holly is both cheered up and challenged. The man who knows her better than anyone sets out to teach her that life goes on. With some help from her friends, and her noisy and loving family, Holly finds herself laughing, crying, singing, dancing�??and being braver than ever before. Life is for living, she realises�??but it always helps if there's an angel watching over you… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member lorabear

Why I chose it...Always love to read the book before I see the movie.
What I thought: This was a great book, made me laugh, and made me cry, definetly made me think about what I would do if I lost my husband...

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LibraryThing member MelindaLibrary

If you enjoyed the movie, do *not* read this book! The only similarities to the movie are a few names and a few circumstances. The setting, Holly's family, friends, job, home, nationality, and motivations are vastly different in this book. Holly comes across as a flat, cranky, unsympathetic person.

The writing is amateurish and the characters two-dimensional. Rent the movie instead.

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LibraryThing member sarahemmm

The characters and their motivations and personalities seemed far more alien to me than almost any book I have read. Who would have thought I have less understanding of a modern Irish family than a mid-century 20-something (The L-Shaped Room) or an Icelandic male policemen (Jar City)? I found it

difficult to feel any empathy for bereaved Holly - partly because the writing, especially the first half of the book, felt like a GCSE essay. Had the editor done a proper job and removed all the duplicated statements and redundant information, the book would have been a reasonable 300 pager.

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LibraryThing member woodshopcowboy

This book absolutely frightens me - I picked it up to please the woman in my life and have something to talk about. And then, wham, hit with this cliched piece of immature writing. Because even if I take this novel with a large grain of salt, the seriousness of some responses have me seriously

worried about the state of Men and Women's Union.

Gerry, the dead husband, isn't human. Apparently he is a mythical god-like man who didn't ever make a mistake, and always said the right thing, even in death. We get told of fights (remember the one over the kids?) but not shown. Every time Gerry shows up in the story, he's this saintlike figure of, I dunno, something. And who sends their wife out on a vacation, and buys tickets for her girlfriends? No man I know.

Holly is a brat, and much like a brat, apparently she needs a pat o n the back from whichever character is nearest to her during the breakdown and the she sniffles and she's better. She very carefully walks the line between boozer and bum. She doesn't work for much of the book, and from her own accounting, Gerry was the only thing in her life: he decided everything. So congrats, after breaking down barriers in the last twenty years, the heroine is still a housewife at heart. At least she transforms into a form of woman I recognize.

Now Gerry and Holly I don't like, you can imagine what I have to say about the rest.

There are some bright spots in PS I Love You. The author has plenty of time to improve her writing, and with the money from the movie deal, the cash to pay off a ghostwriter. I think she's gonna have a good time ahead of her. But I'll check in with her latest in about ten years. I might get a conversation outta her then.

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LibraryThing member afterthought

A wonderful read. If you are a romantic at heart, this book's for you. Just have a box of tissues ready..

LibraryThing member magst

Heartwarming love story of a husband trying to help his wife move on after he dies. The characters were what really made this book great.

LibraryThing member kimbee

I loved this book. You feel for these characters. I love how Cecelia writes. The only thing I kinda bugged me was the end.

LibraryThing member roses

This book touched my heart of a woman who loses her husband but finds comfort in letters he left her. Amazing piece of work!

LibraryThing member bethmal

I loved this book! What a wonderful love story. Make sure you have your tissues before you start! I heard they are making a movie.

LibraryThing member Elphaba71

This is a great book, not entirely predictable. I found it hard to put it down from page one.
The author was amazing in the way she described the main character Hollys feelings, so realistic and u could relate to everything she was going through. One minute i was proper belly laughing the next in

floods of tears, a real rollacoaster of emotion.

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LibraryThing member lina_em

soooo sad. but towards the end, it's so funny. every girl should have as much fun as possible because you never know what will happen.

LibraryThing member Stacers1973

A favorite. Love story, grief based. Life is sad with funny moments and funny with sad moments - this book encompasses that whole idea.

LibraryThing member Stacers1973

A favorite. Love story, grief based. Life is sad with funny moments and funny with sad moments - this book encompasses that whole idea.

LibraryThing member manderr

Although the story is very nice and quite romantic, I found the story telling to be undeveloped and lacking a certain punch. It left me disappointed.

LibraryThing member standinginalley

Well, this was the first gift that Rikshit(my bf!) gave me. God! I must say he wasn't wrong in choosing this one. This book is so damn awesome!!

The story revolves around the emotional journey of Holly after her husband Gerry's unfortunate death.The story follows up with a letter marked for every

month signed by Gerry; guiding & helping her to move on with her life without him.

Beautifully written!

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LibraryThing member stephaniechase

Occasionally, one is in the mood to read something very light and fluffy (and perhaps think about Gerard Butler while reading it, as he stars in the recent film of this book). "PS, I Love You" will fit the bill for such reading, although not without author Cecelia Ahern making her youth and

inexperience apparent on every page.

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LibraryThing member jannastarkey

I read this book about three years ago and really enjoyed it. I thought the idea of the book was wonderful however I was really disappointed in its ending.

LibraryThing member lincroft

It is ok. A fast read. I enjoyed it for the most part. I even liked the ending after thinking about it. Makes me want to write a book.

LibraryThing member virginiahomeschooler

I probably would never have picked this book off the shelves were it not for the movie that was made from it. It looked like something I'd enjoy, so I decided to read the book first. It started out very strong - sweet and sad, with some really tender moments. And it finished pretty well, too.

Somewhere in the middle, though, I started thinking that the film might possibly be better than the novel. It's not that anything happened or didn't happen to make it unenjoyable. It's more that there was so much shoved into the story that was fairly unnecessary. It easily could've been condensed by 100 pages and been just as good. That being said, it was still very well written - the characters were believable, the plot was pretty well-paced (just a bit wordy at times), and the ending was actually a bit of a surprise. All in all, I thought it was a very satisfying read. Now, I can watch the movie and see if they did it justice.

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LibraryThing member twilightlost_2

I felt that the characters were two dimensional and the plot was predictable. While it is meant to be 'chick-lit' escapist writing, there are much better, more enjoyable books out there in that genre than this one.

LibraryThing member EmScape

I find it very difficult to believe Ms. Ahern wrote this book at the age of 21. Her understanding of people and how they cope with a tragedy such as young widowhood is astounding. All of the characters in this book are incredibly believable and genuine. Holly is easy to relate to even if you

haven't been in her situation and has such an unique voice. The only detail that might reveal the tender age of the author is in the simplicity of her prose, but in a book like this, it reads as well. The message is more important than the words used to convey it.
This book goes beyond "chick lit" to entrance most any reader.

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LibraryThing member NicoleN

'PS. I love You' is so sad. A few parts of the novel were a bit boring and just went on forever. However, I really liked the plot and how Gerry wrote the ten letters. It was like a part of Gerry was still there with Holly, watching over her.

When Holly's husband Gerry dies of an unexpected brain

tumor, she can't stand being without the only one who knows her better than anyone else. She discovers that Gerry left her ten letters before he passed away, instructing her to do things to be able to start a new life and not sit at home and grieve all day. Each week, there is something new for Holly to do. Come with Holly on this re-discovery of marriage, friendship and how ten letters helped her to start a new life.

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LibraryThing member jacketscoversread

Better dynamics than movie but takes longer to reach conclusionAfter seeing the movie, I decided to read the book. I wasn’t sure what to expect from the book after I enjoyed the movie.

The book had better dynamics than the movie but it takes longer to reach the semi-same conclusionI thought the

characters were incredibly well developed. It is every wife’s nightmare to be in Holly’s position but I feel like she captured as best as possible what it would be like to be her.

Unlike the movie where they were almost nonexistent, the side characters were also well developed. Her friends and family were portrayed in a realistic and entertaining way. I especially loved the sibling dynamics.

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LibraryThing member gogglemiss

This story was sad and sweet and at times very uplifting, but I can't really adapt to reading the chic lit style of writing.
I honestly don't think there are any rules about grieving. You simply do what your heart tells you. Holly's road to acceptance of Gerry's death was moving, funny, hilarious

and I just went with the flow.

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LibraryThing member krissa

I loved this book up until the end. It felt like there was a huge build up for 500 pages and then it took a turn. It felt, I don’t know, like a let down? Unfinished? Unsatisfying?

It was what I would call a comfort read. It was a bit predictable at times, had some laugh-out-loud moments, and was

one that is just kind fun to go with the flow. A nice story, but not earth shattering or deep. I enjoyed most of the characters, and am interested to see how they transfer to the big screen. I will definitely be reading more by this author. Would recommend to anyone who likes a nice quick, light read, having romantic tones, but not really a romance.

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