Her Laughter Was a Question

"Because nothing makes me happier and nothing makes me sadder than you"

Nicole Krauss

The History of Love

There are a select few books that make you feel as the characters do. I picked up The History of Love because it had one of the most wonderful dedications I had ever read: "For my grandparents, who taught me the opposite of disappearing." I was then pulled through the magnificent story, loving the characters, until I came to the best closing lines I have ever read: "Really, there isn't much to say. He was a great writer, He fell in love. It was his life."

This was a book that you could read and love just for the writing. The phrasing, the language, the way the words are simply strung together is magnificent. On top of that, the characters are real, and you can emphasize with them, feel what they feel. The story moves at a wonderful pace, following a mans want to know his only son, who doesn't know he exists. This book is a marvel of storytelling, and I cannot wait until I return to it the next time to read it again.

"Once upon a time there was a boy who loved a girl, and her laughter was a question he wanted to spend his whole life answering."