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Joan V. (Miller Place, NY)
A friendship flourishes
Although "Meet Me at the Museum" is a short book, it is not one to speed through, but to savor. It is so nice to read a book about older people which does not ridicule them. I guess this is why it has been compared to "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry."
This is a book that makes you think about your own relationships with family, music, poetry and other things. The letters and emails between Tina and Kristian are like diary entries. We learn about their daily lives and their relationships. The book is so well written that by the end you feel as if you really know (and care) about these people.
Ms. Youngson writes in a beautiful descriptive way about nature and the personal events that take place in the book, this is why you want to slow down while reading and allow yourself to think about some of the passages.
I enjoyed it and I think it would make a good book club choice since there would be many topic to discuss.
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Debra V. (Kenosha, WI)
Meet me— a story of second chances
I originally decided to give this book a less positive review but after going back and re-reading a few of their letters I found myself pulled back into the story of how a relationship builds. I enjoyed the way this novel used correspondence to tell the story of two lonely people who wonder if their life choices were the right ones. I was a little disappointed in some of the plot choices that the author used to drive the story to its conclusion—but all in all it was a book worth reading.
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Kay K. (Oshkosh, WI)
Meet Me Where?
Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson is unusual in that the entire story unfolds through correspondence between two people who have never seen each other, one in England and one in Denmark. I thought the premise of starting this correspondence because of a prehistoric man, 2,000 years old, was odd. I really never understood the significance of the Tollund Man to the story, except it got things going and it was something that had made Tina feel special because the archeologist who discovered the man dedicated his book to her and her classmates. The author had a personal connection to the find and so it must be her inspiration for creating this two people. I found the book thought provoking as these two unlike individuals, Kristian and Tina, became best of friends. Both of them were at a time in life when both have less time ahead then they have behind them. Both are questioning if they have made the correct choices in their lives. A reader of a certain age may find they also may have these same questions about their own life. As Tina and Kristian share their lives, their observations, and their hopes for their futures, they help each other make things clearer. The reader may also find some live questions become clearer. The writers are working through sadness, regret, but the message is a hopeful one. Should a person stop to pick the raspberries along the way? Should one look for new ones to pick? Does age matter when changing direction in a person's life? The characters are likable, believable, and the reader will cheer them on. I enjoyed the book.
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Marci G. (Sicklerville, NJ)
Possibility
Enjoyed this book immensely. Living in 2 different countries, an older couple write to each other about a common interest. They share their past and current lives. The beauty of this book is its elegant simplicity.
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Esther L. (Newtown, PA)
Meet me at the Museum
With thanks to BookBrowse for the chance to review Meet Me at the Museum. The photo of the author, Anne Youngson ,is close to the image I had of her main character Tina Hopgood. Both are grandmothers living on farms in England but I hope that the author has a happier marriage and enjoys her life choices more!
Tina's marriage has been more duty than love and when she begins an unexpected correspondence with a Danish Museum director everything begins to change. The book is written in the form of the letters that they exchange...opening themselves to a new friendship and understanding.
It is a charming story celebrating second chances. Not sure if my book club would find it to their liking but it would open a lively discussion to their own dreams and realities.
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Dorothy H. (Folsom, CA)
A tale of 2 lonely people
This tale is told by letter writing over a 15 month period between an English woman who is married and not happy in the marriage and a Danish widower, both in the autumn of their lives. Both are lonely and looking for something more in life.. The letter writing makes them see things a bit clearer about their past lives and what will be next. I particularly like this quote, "Whenever I pick raspberries, I go as carefully down the row, looking for every ripe fruit. But however careful I am, when I turn around to go back the other way, I find fruit I have not seen. Another life, I thought, might be a second pass down the row of raspberry canes." It is refreshing to read a novel about older adults that have been down the road of life. This be a great book club selection
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Amy E. (Delaware, OH)
Meet Me at the Museum -- or not
Having reached the age the author refers to as being "more behind us than ahead of us", I have a policy of giving a book a short period of time to engage me. If it fails to, I put it aside, however as I had a review to write, that was not possible. While the book was a slow starter, I soon found myself looking forward to each letter as much as Tina and Kristian. Their long distance relationship provide much food for thought and I enjoyed the book
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