Pieces of Me

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There is no HFN The ending is a tragic one You get an only ok for that. Every once in a while I need a break from my typical reading of serial killers. So I decided to check out this book. While it was not bad it was just not as light hearted as I thought or hoped it would be. It was kind of sad in a depressing way. So unless you are in the right mood to read this type of book you might want to hold off until than. While I liked Gina.

I liked the Gina of the present and not the past. It was the past that I found that I really disliked. It was the sad parts. Thus par Every once in a while I need a break from my typical reading of serial killers. Thus part of the reason that I liked the present. The other reason was that I found the "new" Gina to be more independent and I formed a better connection with her. However as much as I liked Gina and did skip parts midway of the past, this story still did not draw me in fully and I felt the story to be dry and slow moving.

I just did not feel the magic happen.

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More like a hundred pieces of boring me. Nov 26, Jess The Bookworm rated it it was ok. This story follows Gina, who has just discovered that her husband is cheating on her and wants a divorce. She packs everything up and moves into a new flat to start over. She decides to throw away anything that will not serve a purpose or make her happy, aiming to hold on to only things.

As Gina starts sorting through her belongings, we see flashbacks into her life. How she met her husband, her history with breast cancer, details of her first love, and glimpses into her relationship with her This story follows Gina, who has just discovered that her husband is cheating on her and wants a divorce.

How she met her husband, her history with breast cancer, details of her first love, and glimpses into her relationship with her mother and her best friend. One thing is for sure: Gina has had a lot of tragedy in the short time that she's been alive. So this is not really a happy book, although there is quite a bit of uplifting parts. I quite liked the concept of a fresh start and going through material items, and sorting through the emotions that can be attached to inanimate objects.

But, this was nothing ground breaking, and it didn't quite get me as emotional as I think it was aiming for. I also really didn't like the ending, mainly from a love interest point of view. It just didn't work for me. Mar 02, Tali rated it liked it Shelves: I love Lucy Dillon's books. Like, LOVE love them. I loved the concept of it before the book came out.

Gina Bellamy has had a tough few years, dealing with illness, a cheating husband and divorce, and finds herself moving into a small flat on her own. While there, she realises that she has too many possessions - something I can relate to as a closet hoarder - and so resolves to sort through her belongings and keep only items, that are I love Lucy Dillon's books.

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While there, she realises that she has too many possessions - something I can relate to as a closet hoarder - and so resolves to sort through her belongings and keep only items, that are of significant or sentimental value. I love this idea, so much so that I want to try it myself even though I know it's never going to happen. So on this premise, I thought I would adore this book. It was a massive disappointment to find that I really didn't.

I liked the beginning of the novel where Gina begins her new life and starts to rearrange all her possessions to suit the new person that she wants to become. I thought the relationships that Dillon created between Gina, her best friend Naomi and her mother were wonderfully done. You really got a sense of them trying to all be there for each other, even if their wires sometimes got crossed or they didn't know how to relate entirely to each other. These interactions were probably the best part of the story for me. I also liked the initial approach to Gina only keeping items and thought the description of the objects she kept and the reasoning behind them to be utterly compelling.

However, I really wasn't a fan of the constant flashbacks to Gina's relationship with the men in her life. Each relationship seemed whinier and more fraught than the other, and while I think as a reader I was supposed to recognise that Gina understood that her flaws had helped contribute to these bad relationships, none of them ever seemed to have any good points.

We're told from the start that her relationships with Kit and Stuart had ended badly and so it was very difficult when reading them to see any good in them. It made them both seem tedious and unromantic. I never got a sense that Gina really loved these people, even when I was told that she did. I also thought that given how badly Gina had taken her ex-husband cheating on her and how sympathetic we were made to feel for her, that to then have her new relationship be with Nick, an already married man, was a bad move.

It just made the character look like a hypocrite, especially since Nick's wife is the one who essentially gets the blame all by herself for the end of her marriage. It just didn't make sense and it didn't ring true. It actually kind of made me not like Gina by the end of the novel. I was a little disappointed as well that the 'hundred pieces of me' part of the story - which I was actually enjoying - fizzled out halfway through the novel to be replaced with Gina just taking pictures of stuff she liked, which didn't really seem the point.

I really loved the concept of this novel and I enjoyed how Dillon wrote the relationships between the female characters in this novel, but by the end of the story, I really wasn't a fan of Gina and so struggled to root for her and the new challenges she faced. A bit of a disappointment, especially given my high hopes for this story. Helaas viel ie me behoorlijk tegen en kwam ik er met moeite doorheen. Zonde, want het plot is erg veelbelovend. Jan 10, Karen rated it it was amazing. I feel quite ashamed to admit that I have a few of Lucy's books on my bookshelves still waiting to be read.

However after this lovely read I shall hunt them out and give them the attention they deserve. Gina Bellamy has been through an awful lot in her life, including the death of her father when she was only a child, surviving a life threatening illness and now a marriage breakdown.

Newly single and having to move into a much smaller flat, she is horrified at the huge amount of boxes of possessi I feel quite ashamed to admit that I have a few of Lucy's books on my bookshelves still waiting to be read. Newly single and having to move into a much smaller flat, she is horrified at the huge amount of boxes of possessions she has and decides to drastically downsize by keeping only items which are precious to her.

Throughout the story we are given insight into Gina's memories by way of flashback, including those of her childhood and first love - right up to her marriage. This is a very clever way of including Gina's back story whilst keeping the narrative flowing.

There is no particular order to these chapters but it doesn't matter at all as I soon became immersed in Gina's life and her memories. Gina was wonderfully well drawn with depth and warmth and I took to her immediately. She was surrounded by a supporting cast of very strong and extremely likeable characters, including Nick the co-owner of the house that she was helping to restore, Rachel who ran the charity shop opposite her flat and, in particular, Naomi who was everything that a best friend should be. One of the aspects of this story that I found particularly moving was the affirmation of the value and importance of friendship.

Lucy Dillon has written a story that is both heartwarming and thought provoking. With each box of possessions that Gina clears, she has to face the regret and heartbreak of past events - all are memories which she must deal with in order to be able to move forward with her life. Buzz, the abandoned greyhound was a wonderful addition to the story and I fell in love with him straight away!

There was just the lightest touch of romance which helped to make this a moving but uplifting read and one that I highly recommend. As a bit of a hoarder myself, I envied Gina's willpower to dispose of unnecessary possessions - I think I should take a leaf out of her book and get myself some boxes! Mar 07, Carrie rated it it was ok. This book had an interesting premise: However in time, the character or author seems to give up that plan, and there was nothing to with which to replace it, except for an artificially convenient love-interest. The flip-flopping through time got tedious after a while, and these little out-of-sequence snap-shots did not add enough to the story.

It was a nice attempt at a fun Brit-Chick-Lit book, but it didn't q This book had an interesting premise: It was a nice attempt at a fun Brit-Chick-Lit book, but it didn't quite work. Dec 14, Juliana Graham rated it really liked it. I loved the writing style of Lucy Dillon and found that I could really relate to the main character.

Following her divorce from her husband, Gina is forced to drastically downsize and think about what she really needs to keep in her tiny flat.

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As we examine each of the objects that Gina keeps, we are told a snippet of the story from the past that explains how Gina has become the person she is now, the mystery of Kit, her first love and the breakdown of her relationship with her A 3. As we examine each of the objects that Gina keeps, we are told a snippet of the story from the past that explains how Gina has become the person she is now, the mystery of Kit, her first love and the breakdown of her relationship with her husband. We also find out about Gina's recovery from breast cancer. This all sounds a bit depressing, but in fact the book is quite optimistic in tone and encourages the reader to appreciate everyday life.

I was particularly amused by the purchase of the top of the range mountain bike for Gina by her husband to be and Gina's efforts to become the sort of woman who enjoyed that sort of thing. Gina's relationship with her best friend was also warm and funny and ultimately convincing. The ambiguous end was thought provoking and again had the potential to be depressing but somehow wasn't. My only criticism is the new relationship that develops in the story. Without giving too much away this all felt a bit too convenient and simple.

I don't think life ever goes that smoothly and I'm sure that the ends would not have been tied up so quickly in real life. Despite this, I would recommend this book. Jul 21, Jane Linfoot rated it it was amazing. A slow burn beginning, where, several times, when the main character was first decluttering, I had the fleeting thought "I can't actually believe I'm ploughing through this level of mundane detail".

But the sheer quality of writing, and the outstanding depth of character development pulled me through, and this turned out to be one of my most enjoyable recent reads. A fabulous book, with a lovely, yet poignant story, where the interweaving of the different story threads from the past and present A slow burn beginning, where, several times, when the main character was first decluttering, I had the fleeting thought "I can't actually believe I'm ploughing through this level of mundane detail".

A fabulous book, with a lovely, yet poignant story, where the interweaving of the different story threads from the past and present are very cleverly handled. This is the first book I've read by Lucy Dillon, and I've just bought three more. Jul 25, Nadhirah Raduan rated it liked it. At first, I have a doubt on whether I can finish to read this book pages is a huge number for me. I'm afraid if I get bored in the middle of reading and just don't want to proceed. But guess what, I did it! I can't deny the story is quite slow but I just love on how the author manage to reveal all the questions and thought through the chapters.

This story is about Gina who undergo divorce in her relationship with Stuart. Divorce is the mo At first, I have a doubt on whether I can finish to read this book pages is a huge number for me. Divorce is the most scariest part for every married couple. In this book, she has decided to keep a hundred piece of items as part of the memory and to let go the rest in order for her to start over again. It's true indeed, you just have to learn to let go what you've treasured but no longer fit to be in your life anymore.

All the characters portrayed in this story have their own role and connection with Gina but I just don't agree on how thing works between Gina and Nick for them to get along in the first place. I don't want to be spoiler. The thing I learned from this novel through Gina and Kit's relation is life has no guarantee, you can be most happiest person on earth, but due to one occasion, everything's changed.

I started to feel the quote " what's meant to be will never pass you by" is something so much related not only in this novel but also in life. I just love on how the author can describe the feeling to make it soooo real, from the fragile Gina to be stronger through the challenges of her life. The story line is very organised. It gives you the feeling to read more for you to discover the past, how it interconnected to the present.

It's a good novel to read though. Thanks neboo for you suggestion. Dec 11, Leah rated it really liked it Shelves: It even acquired a cover — a sure sign a book is definitely on its way into th world!

A rather stunning cover, too, which rather matches my tattoo, what with the dandelion flowers blowing in the wind. After recovering from cancer, and the breakdown of her marriage, Gina is streamlining her life. From meeting Kit, as a teenager, to falling in love with Kit, to the tragedy that forced them both apart, to her marriage and relationship to Stuart, to her cancer diagnosis and everything in between.

I found these flashbacks quite fascinating, it helped build up a picture of Gina. I loved Nick, I never knew where the whole Nick story was going; he and Gina got on so well, but he was married so I thought that was like a no-go area, which disappointed me because they got on so well and I loved how Nick used Gina as his hand model. Lucy Dillon is a fantastic storyteller.

Yup, I felt the novel started slowly, but I eventually got into it and it was a fantastic story. I fell in love with the characters, I loved the story, and more than anyone, I loved Buzz, the rescue dog Gina acquires. A Hundred Pieces of Me by Lucy Dillon is a bittersweet and inspiring story of loss and love, forgiveness and finding what is important in life; a compelling tale of starting over and self-discovery.

Gina Bellamy has been through many struggles in her life, she now finds herself on her own and single, starting over from scratch in a tiny apartment and decides she will only keep a hundred of important things a hundred pieces of herself. While many of us have been down similar roads in our lives, so A Hundred Pieces of Me by Lucy Dillon is a bittersweet and inspiring story of loss and love, forgiveness and finding what is important in life; a compelling tale of starting over and self-discovery.

While many of us have been down similar roads in our lives, sometimes losing our personal items, creates a sense of freedom from stuff. It forces us to reflect on things which are of importance. You surround yourself with what really brings joy and happiness. It also means Gina needs to come to terms with her past and learn to embrace her future, even though it holds uncertainty. She is a strong and inspirational woman, who has overcome many obstacles to get to this point.

The story follows Gina, a divorcee and cancer survivor trying to rebuild her life after her marriage falls apart and she's forced to rebuild. Lucy Dillon is quite the storyteller, seamlessly weaving past and present, creating realistic characters for beautiful novel of hope. Written for all women, A Hundred Pieces of Me will grab you and pull you into this world of change and reflection-- for a thought-provoking read. I loved Buzz, the rescue greyhound Gina acquires, as was heartwarming as well as a great cover shot!

A lesson for us all — A reflection. Highly recommend this uplifting book, and look forward to reading more from this talented author! Aug 11, Katie babs rated it it was ok. Gina, the female protagonist, has been through so much heartache in her life. She lost her one true love in a car accident she blames herself for. She was too tipsy from a party and he decided to drive. Her one true love ends up paralyzed, and turns his back on her even after all his talk of love and having this great connection with her.

His mother blocks all attempts Gina makes to get in touch with him. A few years later she meets her husband, who ends up cheating on Gina and getting his girlfriend pregnant. Gina's husband promised to stand by her forever, even after she was diagnosed with cancer. Now Gina has to restart her life and get rid of all the clutter she has collected over the years. She also adopts a strange looking and scared dog in a very interesting way, but he brings her more happiness then she could have ever imagined. Also Gina might find love again with a client photographer as she remodels a house.

But her client is married to a woman who is always traveling. We see Gina through many flashbacks as she comes to terms with her unknown future. The ending isn't uplifting. It leaves more questions than answers and felt empty and "canned" because in the end Gina really doesn't win, although she is much stronger and more positive than before. The ending is left to the reader's interpretation, whether Gina will live a healthy life and find love again. If you're against love and marriage, this book is for you because it shows the downside to both. In the beginning many things were described in way too much detail for my taste.

I see that every item had a meaning for Gina but I don't need to know about every bowl or how many different mugs she is having in her cupboards, including a detailed description. Fortunately this got less throughout the book. I think the book could have been way shorter. I did like the reviews of Gina's past 3. I did like the reviews of Gina's past as they gave an interesting insight to Gina's personality, how she got the person she is now.

Gina is going through a different phase in her life and isn't always making the right decision. The book got better after about one third of the book. I enjoyed the cosy atmosphere of it and seeing the change of life Gina is going through. The book is carrying a great message: For other uses, see Piece of Me. CD single digital download.

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