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A review by iamcupid_
The Rest of the Story by Tal Bauer
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
4.5
Let me tell you, the headache I had while I was in a moving car just to read this book was worth it. From "let me read another book by my favorite author (I've only read You & Me but still) so I can avoid boredom" to "I can't cry in the car even though I really want to because I don't want to look like a weirdo crying on their phone" DJXJBEUDD. Tal Bauer books leave an impression, I feel like I could be 100 years old and have the worst memory ever and still think of how the relationship in this book (both romantic and platonic) was so beautifully handled. 4.5 stars because I just felt like some parts dragged on? It's not anything bad, I just saw myself skim some parts. STILL A VERY VERY VERY VERY great read.
ending this with a quote from the book that made me want a few seconds to myself: "You come into the world loving your parents automatically, in that you’re-a-part-of-me way that’s practice for when you go and find your own person to partner up with for the rest of your life. What happens when that kind of love—the trusting kind, the makes-you-vulnerable kind—shears off of your soul?"
Reread - 02/09/24
Tal Bauer's You & Me and The Rest of the Story are those books that you could just never read for fun. You always have to finish it in one sitting... I have things to do and yet I stayed in bed because I started this on a whim.
ending this with a quote from the book that made me want a few seconds to myself: "You come into the world loving your parents automatically, in that you’re-a-part-of-me way that’s practice for when you go and find your own person to partner up with for the rest of your life. What happens when that kind of love—the trusting kind, the makes-you-vulnerable kind—shears off of your soul?"
Reread - 02/09/24
Tal Bauer's You & Me and The Rest of the Story are those books that you could just never read for fun. You always have to finish it in one sitting... I have things to do and yet I stayed in bed because I started this on a whim.