But although I liked most of it, I found it somewhat derivative. Perhaps it was the hype there’s been so much buzz about this book. The story is a sweet one and has some nice moments, particularly where gentle good humor is employed yet at the same time, I felt a little let down. These three characters make up the vast majority of the story, but it’s not a story with three protagonists as the title suggests, the story is Arthur’s, and Maddy and Lucille are here primarily to develop him. A bond is formed, and Arthur becomes a mentor to Maddy.Īdded into the mix is Arthur’s lonely next door neighbor, an older woman named Lucille, who has never married or had children. She and Arthur form a tentative friendship, though she is wary of trusting him at first. Maddy is in a spot herself her home life is not good she’s been dumped by a much older boyfriend she’s a pariah at school and on top of all these things, she is pregnant. I rate this book as 3.5 stars and round upward.Īrthur, an octogenarian, and Maddy, who is 17, meet at the graveyard. I read it free and early thanks to Random House and Net Galley in exchange for this honest review. Those interred there make pieces of their stories known to him at times it’s a bit like crossing Fannie Flagg’s The Whole Town’s Talking with the work of Fredrik Backman. Arthur visits the cemetery every day and has lunch at his late wife’s grave so that he can talk to her. The Story of Arthur Truluv is a gently philosophical story centered on an elderly widower.
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