I enjoyed reading this book - the story line was very modern and the ending was completely unexpected. The characters were likeable and were dealing with contemporary issues.
Sheds light on the "older woman, younger man" relationship.
It was the perfect book for summer reading. ( )

This was a tearjerker. First I love how this is a man talking about one of his loves. One he cannot forget and one that changed his life.

Kim is floundering and doesn't have a clue what to do with his life. So he decides to go work at a hotel he used to go to with his dad and mom before his mom died. Upon getting there he meets Cally who is just breathtaking to him but he doesn't want to act upon it because she is older than him.

Cally takes matters into her own hands and one thing leads to another and they are together. This book chronicles their love affair and how his time with her impacts his life.

A beautiful heartbreaking book where we learn how one person can truly make a difference in your life if you open yourself up to the experience. ( )

I didn't like the beginning-- although it might help that this is apparently the third book and I've never read the other two. I didn't follow the story until I'd skimmed a lot further... but after that this book was incredibly entertaining. I came to tolerate Kim's voice and love Cally. And then I slept late finishing it. ( )

This book is absolutely gripping - both literary and a page-turner - and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The man's point of view on a key relationship was a very refreshing spin on the literary romance genre, and I also thought the descriptions of Kim's life as a waiter, his friendships and family relationships were just great.

Of course the main focus is his relationship with the older artist, Cally, which was both movingly and sharply portrayed. Some of the relationship is strangely magical and some of it is very bleak, but it's a tour-de-force of description. The ending is both poignant and perfect. More please. ( )