I finished it for the 4th time last night. Then I finished the book. I had a full on break down after it . I cried so much that I’ve woken up with a banging headache. Their love is so pure and tangible. The whole story is so relatable. I know I have someone from my teens/early 20s who will always feel like a soulmate to me, no matter how much pain, time and distance separates us. We saw each other through hard times and neither of us would be where we are without the other (literally). I encourage him to move away for uni (minutes before he withdrew everything) to the opposite end of the country, knowing full well that he may meet someone else, have a completely new life or never return. Years later, he still hasn’t returned. But I can relate to that feeling of loving someone so much that you want them to be happy, to do things for themselves, achieve their dreams - even if that means you lose a part of them, or all of them. These feelings are so real and they just live tucked away inside us. Truth is, I still think about him and my biggest worry is whether or not he is truly happy. You get to a point in life where you realise that you might meet your soulmate but not necessarily live happily ever after, together. And that’s ok, these people teach us so much about love and about ourselves that the love you shared wasn’t in vain. Maybe one day the universe brings these people back to you one way or another. I’m not sure.
The moment when Connell finally kisses her and tells her he loves her, in front of all their old school friends, the people he used to keep her a secret from, with the flash back of their first ‘secret’ kiss just got me. Then the very last scene with Marianne telling him to go to NY - even though she wanted him to stay. The line ‘we’ve done so much good for one another’, just hits you differently. They changed each other’s lives completely. The ending was very bittersweet but that’s what makes it so real. Real life isn’t a fairytale.
The way the final part was written it the book was perfect. States that even thought Marianne would miss Connell, she still wanted him to go because missing him wouldn’t be as bad as the pain she felt from feeling worthless her whole life. Connell helped her see that she wasn’t. All she wanted was someone to truly love her. He did that for her .
The acting was flawless. The touch on male mental health was also very important. This will probably go down as my favourite love story. Nothing flashy or unrealistic. Just two people who truly see each other. I can’t stop thinking about it. It broke me and healed me all at the same time.
Also just want to add, the soundtrack is perfect. There’s the tv show soundtrack, Connell’s soundtrack and Marianne’s soundtrack all on Spotify. Everything is so fitting.
Sorry that was so long. I’m just feeling all the feelings at the minute
The moment when Connell finally kisses her and tells her he loves her, in front of all their old school friends, the people he used to keep her a secret from, with the flash back of their first ‘secret’ kiss just got me. Then the very last scene with Marianne telling him to go to NY - even though she wanted him to stay. The line ‘we’ve done so much good for one another’, just hits you differently. They changed each other’s lives completely. The ending was very bittersweet but that’s what makes it so real. Real life isn’t a fairytale.
The way the final part was written it the book was perfect. States that even thought Marianne would miss Connell, she still wanted him to go because missing him wouldn’t be as bad as the pain she felt from feeling worthless her whole life. Connell helped her see that she wasn’t. All she wanted was someone to truly love her. He did that for her .
The acting was flawless. The touch on male mental health was also very important. This will probably go down as my favourite love story. Nothing flashy or unrealistic. Just two people who truly see each other. I can’t stop thinking about it. It broke me and healed me all at the same time.
Also just want to add, the soundtrack is perfect. There’s the tv show soundtrack, Connell’s soundtrack and Marianne’s soundtrack all on Spotify. Everything is so fitting.
Sorry that was so long. I’m just feeling all the feelings at the minute
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