P.S. I Love You (P.S. I Love You, #1) in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

Sep 12, 2008 stephanie rated it really liked it

Shelves: contemporaryfiction, 2008, chicklit

this book actually made me laugh out loud. loudly. and i'm not a laughing at books type of gal - usually it's good if i smile!

once again, i think the book is so much better than the movie . . . and it's set in ireland! they say "shite"! i'm a little in love with foreign writers who don't adopt americanisms. i am so glad i didn't let the movie ruin the book for me, or keep me from reading it.

this is a really fantastic exploration of a young woman forced into the grieving process. the book doesn ...more

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Jan 22, 2008 Agatha Donkar Lund rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2008, fiction, chicklit

Picked this up because I enjoyed the movie adaptation so much, and, well -- I'm glad I saw the movie first, because I wouldn't have gone to see based on this book. I mean, it was fine. The premise is engaging -- dead man helping his grieving wife to move on with her life through a series of letters he left for her -- but the writing was just so painfully purple that I nearly chucked it across the room a couple of times.

I never thought I'd find myself saying this, but: go see the movie and skip t ...more

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Jan 17, 2008 Missy rated it liked it

Shelves: 2009-reads, fiction

I enjoyed this book, but found seeing the movie first took away so much of the "discovery" for me. Normally, I'm fine with seeing a movie first then reading the book... it's not ideal, but I'm fine with it. But with P.S. I Love You, I found the book lost some spark with it.

I found the story to be very emotional, it did make me tear up often, and many times I quickly grabbed my husband's hand while reading how Holly missed Gerry.

All in all, it was a good read. I would recommend it to others.
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Nov 13, 2007 Jen Peters rated it it was amazing

Shelves: chick-lit

So sweet. It really showed how grief affects a person and how hard it is to get over the loss of a loved one. I was really touched by this book and had to be torn away from it, otherwise I would have read it all in one sitting. I was nervous early in the book that Holly would fall for Daniel, which would make it just too easy and predictable, but the end was much more realistic. Can't wait to see the movie when it comes out later this year!! ...more

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Mar 29, 2009 Wendy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I saw the movie and then read the book, took me till half way through to realise I had read it before, about 3 years earlier! Still enjoyed it though and love the movie!

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