The History of Love: A Novel
by Nicole Krauss was published in 2005, so I am a little late to the party. I don't know how I missed this book; it is a New York Times bestseller, winner of various awards, and well-loved by readers everywhere. I am no exception; this book moved me like no other book recently. The main characters are lovable, humorous and move you through the painful and excruciating details of their lives with a unique and quirky perspective. . . I more or less laughed out loud regularly only to bawl for a good hour after finishing the book around midnight one evening.I discovered The History of Love after reading about the author of Eating Animals
, Jonathan Safran Foer. I was intrigued by the marriage of two young and successful writers and wanted to read one of her books. I enjoyed Eating Animals, but not enough to finish it with the time period allotted to me by my local library and the long list of other people with holds on it.That is pretty much one of the main ways I can tell I really enjoy a book; can I finish it before it's overdue? Can I finish a chapter before I fall asleep?
