What do you think?
Rate this book
John & Jackie
John and Jackie first laid eyes on each other when they were twelve years old. Now, seventy-one years later, Jack prepares to give his beloved husband the ultimate gift. Before he does, they'll relive five key moments from their younger lives together over the course of a single afternoon. From their first meeting and first kiss to the violence of an abusive father and the heartache of growing up, these moments have defined who they have become. As sunset approaches, John will show the depths of his love for the one man who has made him his Jackie. They'll soon learn there is no force more powerful than their devotion to one another.
104 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 25, 2014
About the author
T.J. Klune
67 books50.8k followersTJ KLUNE is a Lambda Literary Award-winning author (Into This River I Drown) and an ex-claims examiner for an insurance company. His novels include The House in the Cerulean Sea and The Extraordinaries. Being queer himself, TJ believes it's important—now more than ever—to have accurate, positive, queer representation in stories.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 263 reviews
August 14, 2016
Crying ... Crying into my pillow - such a beautiful story. So much I want to say but the words won't form. I want to hold onto John & Jackie and feel their love. Beautiful, heart wrenching and tragically joyful
September 15, 2014
You know the comedian Louis CK? He has this great stand-up bit about new relationships. How it’s hard to start them because chances are it’s all going to go to shit. In the best case scenario you meet someone you love, your best friend, and you grow and laugh and live together for 50 years until death. Then you’re alone. Again. And that’s the best that can possibly happen to you. Yet as a bonafide romantic I think that doesn’t sound too bad. Sounds pretty nice actually. That’s basically what this book is about. Two friends and lovers who find each other at age 12 and look back on their lives together at age 83.
I’m getting teary-eyed just thinking about it -- which is exactly why I wanted to read John & Jackie.
Query: Could TJ Klune succeed in making me cry?
Answer: Dur.
Emotional eaters need not apply.
TJ Klune is great at making people cry. But to me his books are a bit too much. The mother, the girlfriend, the love interest, the best friend, the evil ex, blackmail, pregnancy, near death accidents. I can’t handle all the angst. But John & Jackie has just the right amount. Two men who've loved each other though it all for 71 years, now facing another challenge and – I can’t! I just can’t with this!
Just pass me the whole box. Yeah, maybe two. Thanks.
Other than all the feelz, the story’s put together well. It takes place in 2 hours and depending on your reading speed, it may take you 1.5-2 hours to read. The story’s more touching for it. There are 5 flashbacks which are told in past tense, but the scenes in the present are told in present tense. Usually I find present tense annoying but in this novella it provides a sense of urgency that adds to the story. On the other hand the rural accent was less than convincing and it doesn't feel necessary to the plot. Also, while I could tell Klune chose each flashback carefully, to present meaningful moments in John and Jackie’s life together, I would have loved a scene from somewhere later in their lives -- between 35 and 60 perhaps. So much happens to us after we’re past the age of 35.
My recommendation? If you love Into This River I Drown or Bear, Otter, and the Kid, you’ll love John & Jackie. If you need a good cry, you've found the right book. If you’re like me and large doses of angst scare you and/or put you off but you’d like to try a TJ Klune book, this novella is a great place to start. It’s moving and painful and loving and I’m glad I read it.
3.5
**Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.**
Shelved as 'imma-big-ole-chicken-bawk-bawk'
July 22, 2014I'm kinda scared to read this...
September 21, 2014
Well, I knew it. I'm sitting here crying my eyes out. I was pretty sure that was going to happen after about the first few pages. I love T.J. Klune and I love his characters. I love that John and Jackie are together forever just as it was meant to be. Loved it!
December 16, 2015
If you want your heart strings pulled, you've come to the right place with John & Jackie. Once again, TJ Klune doesn't disappoint.
This is a story about meeting the love of your life early on, then becoming one another's entire world. But as lives go, they always end at some point -- even if that's after someone owning your heart for 71 very happy years.
At 83, due to the constant, intense pain caused by John's terminal, inoperable cancer, he asks Jackie to once again be there for him when he needs him the most. Jackie isn't happy with the decision, but understands and can't allow John to linger in so much pain indefinitely.
This sets the stage for the last two hours of John's life, as they tell one another things that they feel need to be said before they no longer can.
During these two hours, they relive five memories from their first 18 years together, all of which are defining moments in who 'John & Jackie' are together, which I found extremely touching.
I'd hoped that John & Jackie's story would end the way that it actually did, so I wasn't overly shocked when it happened, but I got what I was hoping for, so who could be disappointed by that? Not me. : )
If the book left me wanting, it was only for *more*, but TJ's books always leave me in that state. They're just that good, so I truly hate to reach the end.
Suggestion: Read this one in *one* sitting, if at all possible. I couldn't, but wish that I had.
This is a story about meeting the love of your life early on, then becoming one another's entire world. But as lives go, they always end at some point -- even if that's after someone owning your heart for 71 very happy years.
At 83, due to the constant, intense pain caused by John's terminal, inoperable cancer, he asks Jackie to once again be there for him when he needs him the most. Jackie isn't happy with the decision, but understands and can't allow John to linger in so much pain indefinitely.
This sets the stage for the last two hours of John's life, as they tell one another things that they feel need to be said before they no longer can.
During these two hours, they relive five memories from their first 18 years together, all of which are defining moments in who 'John & Jackie' are together, which I found extremely touching.
I'd hoped that John & Jackie's story would end the way that it actually did, so I wasn't overly shocked when it happened, but I got what I was hoping for, so who could be disappointed by that? Not me. : )
If the book left me wanting, it was only for *more*, but TJ's books always leave me in that state. They're just that good, so I truly hate to reach the end.
Suggestion: Read this one in *one* sitting, if at all possible. I couldn't, but wish that I had.
Want to read
July 19, 2014Something tells me this is bittersweet. Not sure I can handle that right now.
August 20, 2017
Mi pseudo-reseña en el canal: https://youtu.be/ynR8HHst-rM
June 17, 2015
I knew, from the first paragraph, that this book would wreck me, and I was right. This story is full of hope and heartbreak as we learn about 5 key points in John and Jackie's 71 years together. Wow. Just wow. It isn't often I can be brought to tears so effectively in such a short space of time. Well done, TJ Klune, well done. And the ending was exactly what I hoped for. Exactly.
January 24, 2019
I knew from the very first pages where this book was going to go but I read it anyways. So really I only have myself (and probably TJ) to blame for the mess I turned into at the end.
This book is the telling of the story of the love shared between two men over the years. We get their very first meeting at the age of 12 to their very last moments shared together at the age of 83. We also get glimpses of moments/events of significance between them. It was beautiful and heartbreaking all at once.
" No one has ever looked at me like he does. No one has ever seen me completely, like he does. No one else ever stood a chance."
"Only me. You'll see. No one else will call you that like I do. No one ever will. You hear that name and you'll no it's comin' from me."
"You and me," he whispers. "Forever."
side note: Work was probably not the best place to read this. Tears lots of tears.
This book is the telling of the story of the love shared between two men over the years. We get their very first meeting at the age of 12 to their very last moments shared together at the age of 83. We also get glimpses of moments/events of significance between them. It was beautiful and heartbreaking all at once.
" No one has ever looked at me like he does. No one has ever seen me completely, like he does. No one else ever stood a chance."
"Only me. You'll see. No one else will call you that like I do. No one ever will. You hear that name and you'll no it's comin' from me."
"You and me," he whispers. "Forever."
side note: Work was probably not the best place to read this. Tears lots of tears.
September 20, 2014
Beautiful love story. I cried like a little baby through the last 30%.
March 10, 2016
I don't think I've read anything so romantic, sad, wonderful, emotional in a long time. Tissues needed for sure. This is so beautiful. I have no other words.
April 19, 2015
Wow.
What a wonderfully written, heartbreaking book.
Covering over 70 years of John and Jackie's lives together told in flashbacks.
Read it but make sure you have tissues. You'll need them.
What a wonderfully written, heartbreaking book.
Covering over 70 years of John and Jackie's lives together told in flashbacks.
Read it but make sure you have tissues. You'll need them.
January 2, 2018
God, this book slayed me. This book reminds me of Always by Kindle Alexander I read reviews before I picked this one up and it did not disappoint. Low on steam but super duper high on emotion. From start to finish this book is going to tug at your heart strings and leave you breathless. I didn't want to put this book down yet there were parts that I wanted to because I just couldn't stand what I knew was coming.
This love story is timeless and classic in every possible way, it's Romeo and Juliet with two guys done right, with time between them, a life lived together, and an incomparable love for each other. It's spectacular and horrible in all the right ways.
John and Jackie are 83 years old and have been together 71 years but John is sick and is dying. Right from the start your heart is breaking. It's John's last day and they begin to relive memories and through their memories the greatest love story gets told.
I fell in love with both these men and throughout this story felt like I was losing a family member.
If you are looking for an emotional read look no further. This is the first book I've read by this author but it will not be the last for sure. Loved it and highly recommend.
This love story is timeless and classic in every possible way, it's Romeo and Juliet with two guys done right, with time between them, a life lived together, and an incomparable love for each other. It's spectacular and horrible in all the right ways.
John and Jackie are 83 years old and have been together 71 years but John is sick and is dying. Right from the start your heart is breaking. It's John's last day and they begin to relive memories and through their memories the greatest love story gets told.
I fell in love with both these men and throughout this story felt like I was losing a family member.
If you are looking for an emotional read look no further. This is the first book I've read by this author but it will not be the last for sure. Loved it and highly recommend.
April 20, 2018
Heartbreaking and Brilliant
It's 1954 and Jack meets John.
It's 2037 and John and Jackie have been together for 71 years.
This story is about the last day Jackie and John spend together as well as their reminiscing about the life they've shared together.
Every time I read this story I think of the song lyrics, "There's two dates in time / that they'll carve on your stone / and everyone knows what they mean / what's more important / is the time that is known / in that little dash there in between / that little dash there in between"...
TJ Klune packs so much love and life for John and Jackie into that little dash in between. I love this story - even if I spend most of it with wookiee cry face.
💓
It's 1954 and Jack meets John.
It's 2037 and John and Jackie have been together for 71 years.
This story is about the last day Jackie and John spend together as well as their reminiscing about the life they've shared together.
Every time I read this story I think of the song lyrics, "There's two dates in time / that they'll carve on your stone / and everyone knows what they mean / what's more important / is the time that is known / in that little dash there in between / that little dash there in between"...
TJ Klune packs so much love and life for John and Jackie into that little dash in between. I love this story - even if I spend most of it with wookiee cry face.
💓
August 9, 2014
OMG OMG OMG!! Someone get me some tissues and I could really use a hug!
This was an amazing story, and again I am reminded that when it comes to writing TJ is a genius!
Want to read a story that gets you right in the heart and makes you cry like a Wookie (TJ said we would when we read it, he was so right of course). Then this is the story for you!
Highly recommended! Read the book!
November 1, 2023
I literally can’t stop crying
June 16, 2024
«Durante las últimas siete décadas, he amado a un hombre tanto que no podría vivir sin él. Jackie completa mi corazón, es mi alma gemela, mi familia y mi hogar.»
📚⇢ Parece increíble que un libro tan cortito haya logrado posicionarse como lo mejor que he leído en lo que va del año, y es que TJ Klune sabe como hacernos sentir de todo en nuestros corazones. No dire mucho porque de por si la historia ya es corta y no quiero arruinar la experiencia de nadie. Sólo diré que esta es la historia del principio y del final de John y Jackie… 😭❤️🩹
📚⇢ Parece increíble que un libro tan cortito haya logrado posicionarse como lo mejor que he leído en lo que va del año, y es que TJ Klune sabe como hacernos sentir de todo en nuestros corazones. No dire mucho porque de por si la historia ya es corta y no quiero arruinar la experiencia de nadie. Sólo diré que esta es la historia del principio y del final de John y Jackie… 😭❤️🩹
November 13, 2019
"John watches every move I make, his eyes slightly glassy, but aware. He watches me with such a knowing look. He's always done that. Our whole lives. Everything I've done, John has seen. No one has ever looked at me like he does. No one has ever seen me completely, like he does. No one else ever stood a chance."
John and Jackie are eighty-three years old now and have known each other since they were twelve. Seventy-one years they've been together, been each other's best friend, been each other's refuge against the world. John is Jackie's constant. John has shaped Jackie into the man he has become. They shared their first kiss at fifteen. Jackie willingly gave up his mortal soul the next year to protect John's mortal life. All of these things they talk about in the afternoon as sunset approaches. As the time comes closer for Jackie to help his husband to a place where he no longer feels the pain and hears the sound of the beeping machines, the most important moments of their lives together are remembered.
Please find my full review at Rainbow Book Reviews
John and Jackie are eighty-three years old now and have known each other since they were twelve. Seventy-one years they've been together, been each other's best friend, been each other's refuge against the world. John is Jackie's constant. John has shaped Jackie into the man he has become. They shared their first kiss at fifteen. Jackie willingly gave up his mortal soul the next year to protect John's mortal life. All of these things they talk about in the afternoon as sunset approaches. As the time comes closer for Jackie to help his husband to a place where he no longer feels the pain and hears the sound of the beeping machines, the most important moments of their lives together are remembered.
Please find my full review at Rainbow Book Reviews
December 7, 2017
"And I knew then, John. I knew like I’d never known before that it would be forever. It would be always for us. There’d never been anyone before you. And there would have never been anyone after you. I knew."
I'm a mess.
I guess.
I cursed the day I read Kimmi's post about this book and made me read it.
I'm a mess.
Later.
Read
April 13, 2018Ah, this was beautiful and sad. You know where it's going to go but still hope it won't. I am so glad this wasn't longer because I don't think my heart could have taken it. Their love was beautiful.
February 13, 2016
There aren't enough words for me to be able to articulate on how I felt reading this book. I made two huge mistakes in reading this. The first one was starting at 3 o'clock this morning. When I first purchased it I didn't remove it from my carousel, I let it sit there and fister. I let it tempt me, I kept putting it off because I knew 2 expect a few things when reading TJ's work, 1 is the freaking tears; 2 was the anguish. I don't care about HEA, I know with his work It's going to be worth my dollars baby. The second mistake was reading this on the way to work this morning and all during work. Big freaking mistake on my part. It was so painful and emotional, classic TJ. I should know by now but I'm such a crier and a glutton for punishment I'm okay.
Some of my favorite moments in the story
My parents had their faith in God, I had my faith in John. This was 11% in the story and I was a goner already. Do you know how much love that is, for a person to put all their faith, devotion, energy, time and love in one person. It's a lot. From the beginning we see the courageous little boy name John walk up to the PK's kid Jack and announce that he was going to be his friend and only he was going to get to call him Jackie. At 12 yrs old they were more faithful and loyal to each other then most committed relationships. I applaud T.J. for making a character like Jackie. I really felt so connected to him, he was very brave. John was precious to me, I wanted to wrap him up in my arms and take him away to care, cherish him. No child should have to go through what he did.
"Jackie," he said. "I ain't gonna leave you. How could I? I'm nothing without you. I'd be lost. It'd be like being in the dark without a light. I ain't gonna do that. I can't"-John
This sweet little novel was a memory from being together for 7 damn decades. Being together for 70+ years and still be the light in someones life is important and beautiful. This was important moments they were looking back on before John's spirit was leaving the earth. I cried, cried and cried. I wish the story was longer but it was just the right about of words I needed. All hail T.J. for putting out this beautiful piece of work.
Some of my favorite moments in the story
My parents had their faith in God, I had my faith in John. This was 11% in the story and I was a goner already. Do you know how much love that is, for a person to put all their faith, devotion, energy, time and love in one person. It's a lot. From the beginning we see the courageous little boy name John walk up to the PK's kid Jack and announce that he was going to be his friend and only he was going to get to call him Jackie. At 12 yrs old they were more faithful and loyal to each other then most committed relationships. I applaud T.J. for making a character like Jackie. I really felt so connected to him, he was very brave. John was precious to me, I wanted to wrap him up in my arms and take him away to care, cherish him. No child should have to go through what he did.
"Jackie," he said. "I ain't gonna leave you. How could I? I'm nothing without you. I'd be lost. It'd be like being in the dark without a light. I ain't gonna do that. I can't"-John
This sweet little novel was a memory from being together for 7 damn decades. Being together for 70+ years and still be the light in someones life is important and beautiful. This was important moments they were looking back on before John's spirit was leaving the earth. I cried, cried and cried. I wish the story was longer but it was just the right about of words I needed. All hail T.J. for putting out this beautiful piece of work.
June 7, 2015
John and Jackie – TJ Klune. This review was taken from my review of this story in Crack the Darkest Sky Wide Open
“Jackie,” he says, and I have to fight against trembling. My name on his lips has always been my faith. He’s always spoken it like it was the Word of God, with reverence, like I was something holy, like I was something divine.
My blog partner loves TJ Klune's writing and I have never read him before this story. So here goes, Cindi...
John and Jackie have been together since they were twelve. They are eighty three years old now, so seventy one years of their life has been spent together, and I do mean together – their school, their secrets, their fears, their work, their milestones, everything they have done since twelve has been experienced together. What do you do when you are losing the love of your life at eighty three? How do you feel when it only seems like yesterday that you had your whole life before you, and now it is slipping away? Leaving someone you love, losing someone you love is indescribable. But TJ Klune does a damn fine job of describing these two devoted men’s feelings to us, the readers, and I honestly felt like I was looking in on a truly private moment.
I look at him, though he's blurry through my tears.
"Kiss me?" he says hopefully. "Please?"
"Oh, John. My heart."
It will be hard to hear the word “Please” again and not think of John, and John and Jackie. This is a beautiful story. You know going in what it’s about, but that doesn’t detract one iota as you sit there glued to the page reading, weeping, wanting to know more about John and Jackie’s story of true love.
If you see the beauty in enduring love and feel it when someone writes words that are so deeply touching and meaningful, can make you feel so moved you weep, then you need to read this beautiful love story.
Cindi's review http://ontopdownunderbookreviews.com/...
“Jackie,” he says, and I have to fight against trembling. My name on his lips has always been my faith. He’s always spoken it like it was the Word of God, with reverence, like I was something holy, like I was something divine.
My blog partner loves TJ Klune's writing and I have never read him before this story. So here goes, Cindi...
John and Jackie have been together since they were twelve. They are eighty three years old now, so seventy one years of their life has been spent together, and I do mean together – their school, their secrets, their fears, their work, their milestones, everything they have done since twelve has been experienced together. What do you do when you are losing the love of your life at eighty three? How do you feel when it only seems like yesterday that you had your whole life before you, and now it is slipping away? Leaving someone you love, losing someone you love is indescribable. But TJ Klune does a damn fine job of describing these two devoted men’s feelings to us, the readers, and I honestly felt like I was looking in on a truly private moment.
I look at him, though he's blurry through my tears.
"Kiss me?" he says hopefully. "Please?"
"Oh, John. My heart."
It will be hard to hear the word “Please” again and not think of John, and John and Jackie. This is a beautiful story. You know going in what it’s about, but that doesn’t detract one iota as you sit there glued to the page reading, weeping, wanting to know more about John and Jackie’s story of true love.
If you see the beauty in enduring love and feel it when someone writes words that are so deeply touching and meaningful, can make you feel so moved you weep, then you need to read this beautiful love story.
Cindi's review http://ontopdownunderbookreviews.com/...
October 2, 2014
Right. So you probably will start by crying just by looking at the cover and reading the blurb. Do. Not. Read. This. At. Work. Or in public. Or when you’re wearing make-up. Or if you need to have your photo taken…
Get it? You’ll be crying. A lot.
But, OMG, it’s so amazing and worth it.
This is a super short story that moves us quickly through the lives of John and Jackie – from when they meet at 12 to the end. This is where the book starts – the end. So you know to prepare yourself right as you start to read.
One thing I loved about this tale over 60 years is that TJ didn’t put in historical markers to note the passage of time – it feels ageless, like the boys could have been 12 in the year 2012 or 1930. This is THEIR story, not another way to make a political statement about US history.
I also loved their love for each other. TJ showed us – with very few words – that it was imperfect and that society shaped some of its parameters, but in the end, it was inescapable and untouchable and forever.
It also makes a small statement about assisted suicide and life after death and I really appreciated the subtlety in this.
TJ Klune is an amazing writer and this is an amazing short-story that overflows with love.
I highly recommend it.
6 out of 5 hearts.
Full Review:http://www.kimnsarah.co.uk/john-jacki...
Get it? You’ll be crying. A lot.
But, OMG, it’s so amazing and worth it.
This is a super short story that moves us quickly through the lives of John and Jackie – from when they meet at 12 to the end. This is where the book starts – the end. So you know to prepare yourself right as you start to read.
One thing I loved about this tale over 60 years is that TJ didn’t put in historical markers to note the passage of time – it feels ageless, like the boys could have been 12 in the year 2012 or 1930. This is THEIR story, not another way to make a political statement about US history.
I also loved their love for each other. TJ showed us – with very few words – that it was imperfect and that society shaped some of its parameters, but in the end, it was inescapable and untouchable and forever.
It also makes a small statement about assisted suicide and life after death and I really appreciated the subtlety in this.
TJ Klune is an amazing writer and this is an amazing short-story that overflows with love.
I highly recommend it.
6 out of 5 hearts.
Full Review:http://www.kimnsarah.co.uk/john-jacki...
October 6, 2014
It always shocks me how the same author that can have me laughing so hard in books like Bear, Otter, and the Kid and Tell Me It's Real is the same author that can shatter my heart into a million pieces. This was achingly beautiful, but it broke my heart. The swollen eyes and nose are a testament to the power of the emotions evoked by this book. Thank you T.J. Klune for sharing your gift with the world.
October 25, 2015
Oh man, this book wrecked me. It was short and sweet and such a tear-jerker.
I loved the way we see John and Jackie at the ripe old age of 83 and then get to back to events in their past.
Simply wonderful.
I loved the way we see John and Jackie at the ripe old age of 83 and then get to back to events in their past.
Simply wonderful.
February 3, 2017
What can I say?
The story touched my soul. I mean, that kind of love is beautiful, worth dying for. & if it happens to anyone, they're the luckiest people on earth!
& T.J showed it in his own special splendid way!
The story touched my soul. I mean, that kind of love is beautiful, worth dying for. & if it happens to anyone, they're the luckiest people on earth!
& T.J showed it in his own special splendid way!
June 13, 2015
I cried, and cried, and cried....
A story that can make me love the characters, while crying through the entire book gets 5 stars.
Beautiful and bittersweet.
A story that can make me love the characters, while crying through the entire book gets 5 stars.
Beautiful and bittersweet.
August 20, 2016
Loved it just as much the first time!
Tears...oh my the tears.
Tragically beautiful tale of true love.
Tears...oh my the tears.
Tragically beautiful tale of true love.
June 6, 2023
"John & Jackie" è un romance autoconclusivo queer di T.J. Klune.
Ho rimandato la lettura di questo libro per anni perché mi spaventava tantissimo, ed in effetti alla fine ho pianto tutte le mie lacrime.
John e Jackie sono due uomini di 83 anni, ormai molto vicini alla loro dipartita. Si sono amati per 71 anni, e Jackie ha un ultima promessa da mantenere. Per questo, mentre i due aspettano insieme il tramonto, ricordano alcuni momenti fondamentali della loro vita condivisa per così tanto tempo.
"John & Jackie" è una storia molto breve, giusto poco più di un centinaio di pagine, eppure Klune è riuscito a descriverci una straordinaria storia d'amore. John e Jackie vivono l'uno per l'altro, fanno di tutto l'uno per l'altro, e condividono ogni momento, seppure sembra sempre non sia abbastanza.
Ed è proprio per questo che alla fine del libro è praticamente impossibile non commuoversi di fronte al dolore di Jackie, che ci racconta la loro storia, e che non è pronto a perdere l'amore della sua vita.
Il libro mi è piaciuto molto, ma ammetto che avrei preferito qualche pagina in più. Avrei voluto leggere ancora di John e Jackie, perché secondo me c'era ancora molto da raccontare.
Comunque si tratta di una storia molto toccante che suggerisco di leggere solo se siete nel mood giusto, perché potrebbe farvi molto male.
Ho rimandato la lettura di questo libro per anni perché mi spaventava tantissimo, ed in effetti alla fine ho pianto tutte le mie lacrime.
John e Jackie sono due uomini di 83 anni, ormai molto vicini alla loro dipartita. Si sono amati per 71 anni, e Jackie ha un ultima promessa da mantenere. Per questo, mentre i due aspettano insieme il tramonto, ricordano alcuni momenti fondamentali della loro vita condivisa per così tanto tempo.
"John & Jackie" è una storia molto breve, giusto poco più di un centinaio di pagine, eppure Klune è riuscito a descriverci una straordinaria storia d'amore. John e Jackie vivono l'uno per l'altro, fanno di tutto l'uno per l'altro, e condividono ogni momento, seppure sembra sempre non sia abbastanza.
Ed è proprio per questo che alla fine del libro è praticamente impossibile non commuoversi di fronte al dolore di Jackie, che ci racconta la loro storia, e che non è pronto a perdere l'amore della sua vita.
Il libro mi è piaciuto molto, ma ammetto che avrei preferito qualche pagina in più. Avrei voluto leggere ancora di John e Jackie, perché secondo me c'era ancora molto da raccontare.
Comunque si tratta di una storia molto toccante che suggerisco di leggere solo se siete nel mood giusto, perché potrebbe farvi molto male.
January 30, 2022
[3.25] a 3-star story with 4-star bones. witnessing a couple of 71 years face their final moments together by reflecting on their life is bound to make anyone emotional, but i found it was not developed enough to hit right where i’m most raw and vulnerable.
perhaps reading this is one sitting could’ve helped the ending land with more gusto, but starting from the jarringly little difference in their voices of present day and the past, i felt their undying love for each other but it never quite seeped in beyond the surface.
for a movie in a similar vein (but more bromance), check out Paddleton! you could’ve filled up five full buckets given the amount of tears i unabashedly shed 😭
perhaps reading this is one sitting could’ve helped the ending land with more gusto, but starting from the jarringly little difference in their voices of present day and the past, i felt their undying love for each other but it never quite seeped in beyond the surface.
for a movie in a similar vein (but more bromance), check out Paddleton! you could’ve filled up five full buckets given the amount of tears i unabashedly shed 😭
Displaying 1 - 30 of 263 reviews