Sunset

I read this book in one day. It’s such a true depiction of the jealousy and listlessness one can feel during grief, while still being funny. I wanted to keep reading, I can’t wait for Cave’s next book. Also check out her charming podcast with her equally charming sister Bebe “We can’t talk about that” where they discuss grief, changing directions in life, and do terrible American impressions (I stumbled upon the podcast after devouring this book, and it’s made me obsessed with them).

I originally purchased this book not knowing anything about it. After opening the book yesterday I was hooked. The way that she captures grieving and death is so raw and realistic. Highly recommend this book to anyone.

Pretty simple. This book is wonderful!

Es war traurig aber schön geschrieben man konnte mitempfinden

Easy to read, simple writing as well as deep and moving. If you approached this book out of need it will help. At times funny, heartbreaking and relatable. If you are going through grief or suffered the loss of someone important, I think this book feels real and helps to put your thoughts and feelings a bit more in order. I loved it, hope you too.

Sunset is a beautiful story of how Ruth copes when she loses the love of her life, her sister Hannah. We follow Ruth as she goes through the mundanity and normality of every day life, whilst she is dealing with the grief of losing her sister, the difficult relationship she has with her family as well as the difficult relationship she has with herself.This novel is stunning, the writing impeccable. Very much a character driven novel, Jessie Cave writes Ruth and her thoughts, feelings and actions in such a raw and honest way. As the reader, you get to know Ruth inside out and your heart breaks for her whilst you also feel so frustrated towards her and what she chooses to do each day. I would also say Sunset has some dark humour in it and whilst it read incredibly sad - some parts did have me laughing.Having dealt with a sibling's death herself, Jessie Cave has poured so much heart and emotion into this book and it is very clear throughout. Despite the pace being very slow, Sunset is a book I was unable to put down or stop thinking about which resulted in me finishing it within two days.I don't think I have enough words to give this book justice, but if you enjoy an emotional character driven story with great writing, I would suggest checking this out.......Trigger Warnings (some of which may be considered spoilers): Sibling death/binge eating/depression/suicidal thoughts

I loved the book! It’s a sad story but it feels so real and the emotions, thoughts and situations feel relatable. Definitely recommend it.

I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to get into this book at first. It seemed to sad and I wasn’t sure I could cope with that given current world events. But Jessie weaves the most amazing and unique sense of humour through her writing, that before I knew it I couldn’t put it down. This book was surprisingly uplifting and gorgeously written. Caves quirky sense of humour shines on every page.