I just finished listening to ‘The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue’ and I can’t stop thinking about it…
Did I love the ending – no. Was it a literary masterpiece – also no. Did it have repetitive moments – yes (how many times can we mention someone’s freckles???)
*But I loved it because I saw myself in it throughout*
• I’m Isabelle who is a boring and exhausted wife and mother
• I’m Estelle who no longer believes in the traditional Christian ‘God’ as it’s taught in church, and want to be lay to rest in nature when the time comes
• I’m Henry who feels like I’m never good enough and wish I knew why, and wishes I could find someone who loves me as I am
• I’m Henry again when I’m scared about how little time I have left to live
• I’m Robbie with the unrequited love
• I’m Vanessa who wants to burn all of my partners reminders of the ex’s in a jealous fire
• I’m Luc who pours my heart out for the one I love, only to be rejected
• I’m Addie who wants to see the world, know all the languages, patron the arts, to soak up the world
• I’m Addie when I’m cold, and tired, and hungry, and weary of the seemingly never ending futility that is facing the daily challenges of life
• I’m Addie again when she both distains and desires someone who isn’t good for her, but yet still hopes for them anyway
• Then I’m me who just wants to be remembered for the good I bring to the world in this short life that I have…
Who resonated for you in this story and why?
by RN_MD