Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

BATB score: 5/10 😴

I am too young to be part of Oprah’s Book Club; took me a year to finish this slow burn book 🫠

Best as: was curious to know what kind of book makes it into Oprah’s Book Club 2023

Best to: ahh… long novels, slow narrations, a lot of character build up, sisterhood, family dynamics, inter-generations relationships, death of family members

Best for: 50+ years old, early retired, slow and mellow lifestyle, read on the backyard patio, hard cover, hot tea, autumn, auntie members of Oprah’s Book Club

Best quotes: “You’re depressed, not crazy. It’s not insane to be depressed in this world. It’s more sane than being happy.”

“She was no longer who she used to be, and she wasn't yet whoever she was becoming.”

“She wondered if dying was simply going to be an exercise in letting go of one thing after another.”

“Opportunity did not knock until I built the door.”

“It was hard for me to accept the fact that we don’t choose who we love, because who you love changes everything.”