5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“To be fully seen by somebody and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Committed
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I’m not crying, you're crying!
Holy smokes what a beautiful book. What a debut this is.
Such a refreshing and sweet story. I have not read such a touching love story
since Eleanor and Park.
In this story we follow Stella, a thirty year old with Asperger's who has a job she loves but lacks luck in the
love department. She knows she will not be good at the romance thing because
she lacks the social skills needed to be a successful lover. She decides to
hire a professional and makes an appointment with Michael, a male escort. All
she needs him to do is teach her how to be good at love making so she can
finally find her better half. What starts out as a business
arrangement soon becomes a complicated relationship between Michael and Stella.
With a beautifully written
book, Helen Hoang combines humor, love and heartbreak into a neat little package. It
has been a long time since a set of characters have grown and developed right
before my eyes in such a stunning in subtle ways. In many aspects I can relate
to Stella which makes this story one I’ll never forget.
One thing this book has
taught me after many years as an avid reader is that you can never say that you’ve
read your favorite book because then The Love Quotient comes along and changes
your entire ‘favorites’ pile. Stories like this one are one of the reasons why
I love to read.
Helen Hoang shows us the importance of
family and the ways we strive to be better than the generation before us. We
are all different and have our own anxieties and fears but it only takes one
person to help you see your potential, believe in yourself and be able to love
without fear.
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