This is a very enlightening book about a variety of
subjects. As many reviews have said regarding this novel, it is a book that
will stay with you forever and will change your output on life.
You follow the protagonist which is Gina Bellamy who is
going through one of those big life changing situations. Dillon creates her
character in such a way that you fall in love with her almost instantaneously.
I felt as though Gina was living a life which could happen for me and for
anyone; a life which is full of fun things but where the focus has been on
material things and not the moments that make us who we are. The premise of the
story is regarding clearing out Gina’s things and keeping 100 things which mean
something to her or remind her of a defining moment in her life.
While exploring these random objects, Dillon takes us back
in time through Gina’s life and therefore we learn more about Gina as you grow
with her. You cringe with her, cry with her and laugh with her as cheesy as
that sounds. In the end the story of the novel becomes slightly unimportant as
I felt like I began to evaluate my own life and belongings which I believe was
Dillon’s intention.
Dillon’s writing style is superb and again, it kept me
reading. I am not much of a girly story reader, preferring crime, fantasy and
non-fiction books, but this is a book which I will recommend to anyone who needs
to re-evaluate what is important. This book made me change my perspective and
made me what to do all those things that we inevitably put off for the future
when life gets in the way. If you need that in your life, this is definitely
the book for you. I think I will be keeping this book for a while so I can
re-read when I need to as it provided more perspective than any self help book
I have ever read.
What are your thoughts?
Thank you for reading my review.
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