Unlike forty-five million people worldwide, I’d never read a Sophie Kinsella novel until I picked up What Does It Feel Like? in my local bookshop a couple of weeks ago. But if, like me, you’re not one of the forty-five million and you think you might never be: read this one.
It’s funny.
It’s optimistic.
It’s heartbreaking.
It doesn’t waste a word.
It’s about becoming very very ill and – possibly – recovering.
It’s desperately sad.
It’s courageous.
It’s honest.
It’s full of love.
The main character, Eve, describes scans as ‘plot twists’.
Did I say it was funny? And darkly funny … .
It’s an essential read. (In a good way.)
And it’s short. A bit like life.
It’s a Valentine to life and a Challenge to death.
Kinsella has written that Eve’s story is her story. But it’s also a universal story. It needs to be read.
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