Life After Joe by Harper Fox

[elisa_rolle]

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[elena_62]

Hi, Elisa!

I've just lost my comment, so here the short version of it.

I really liked a lot ''Life After Joe'' and I'd like to point out that Matthew's path of self-destruction appears somehow justified from the pain he went through. In fact many sentences of the book resonate for people who went through a bad break-up. Harper manages to get into Matthew's head absolutely spot on.

I agree that the story felt a bit rushed in the end, but this is really my only small critic for a brilliant first published story.

Ciao

Antonella

[elisa_rolle]

It seemed indeed that Matthew was trying almost to kill himself, so I suppose Joe's loss was unbearable, even if the character we saw of Joe was not so special for Matthew to mourn much on him. Probably he hadn't had anything else, and when he manages to find someone better, he realizes that indeed he hasn't lost much

[merith]

Life After Joe struck so many chords with me personally (not that I did anything similar to Matthew, but the despondency was there). This is the first story I've read of Harper's and I truly enjoyed reading it, even through the deep angst and sense of loss both men felt.

[elisa_rolle]

Indeed it was not one of the happiest story, but I think it's a story of rebirth, for both men, and probably a rebirth in a relationship that maybe it's not as careless as the ones they had before, but hopefully lasting.