NILTON TEIXEIRA's Reviews > Hello Beautiful

I will be very brief for now, as I’m in a hurry, but I want to leave a few words before I forget.

I was hooked from the very first page! So much that I read it in the same day.
The writing is terrific!
I was swept away by the prose throughout this book.
I loved this story which contains great character development.
It’s a terrific contemporary drama, a family saga that covers the years between 1960 and 2008, with some very touching scenes.
As I loved “Dear Edward” (but I have not yet watched the adaptation for the screen), I was very excited when I heard that Oprah picked this book for her book club.
It’s way better than “Dear Edward”, so if you were disappointed with that book, and if you like well developed drama, give this one a chance.

I also purchased the audiobook, which I played simultaneously as I read the book. It was a terrific experience. I could have requested a copy from the library, but the waiting period was too long.

Now I feel motivated to read “Little Women”, by Louisa May Alcott (yes, I have never read that book, even though I have a couple of editions sitting somewhere).

Hardcover (Random House Publishing Group): 400 pages (11-12 hours read)

ebook (Kobo): 445 pages (default), 138k words

Audiobook narrated by Maura Tierney: 15.1 hours (at normal speed)