"A story about a solitary green notebook that brings together six strangers and leads to unexpected friendship, and even love. "Everybody lies about their lives. What would happen if you shared the truth?" This is the question that Julian Jessop, an eccentric, seventy-nine-year-old artist, poses within a pale green exercise book that he labels The Authenticity Project, before leaving it behind in Monica's Café. When Monica discovers Julian's abandoned notebook, not only does she add her own story to the book, she is determined to find a way to help Julian feel less lonely. And so it goes with the others who find the green notebook that will soon contain their deepest selves. It will also knit the group together In Real Life at Monica's Cafe, where they'll discover the thrill and sometime-risk of being completely honest--and, for some, find unexpected love. With a cast of characters who are by turns quirky and funny, heartbreakingly sad and painfully true-to-life, The Authenticity Project is a novel readers will take to their hearts and read with unabashed pleasure"--
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The Authenticity Project
von Clare Pooley
"A story about a solitary green notebook that brings together six strangers and leads to unexpected friendship, and even love. "Everybody lies about their lives. What would happen if you shared the truth?" This is the question that Julian Jessop, an eccentric, seventy-nine-year-old artist, poses within a pale green exercise book that he labels The Authenticity Project, before leaving it behind in Monica's Café. When Monica discovers Julian's abandoned notebook, not only does she add her own story to the book, she is determined to find a way to help Julian feel less lonely. And so it goes with the others who find the green notebook that will soon contain their deepest selves. It will also knit the group together In Real Life at Monica's Cafe, where they'll discover the thrill and sometime-risk of being completely honest--and, for some, find unexpected love. With a cast of characters who are by turns quirky and funny, heartbreakingly sad and painfully true-to-life, The Authenticity Project is a novel readers will take to their hearts and read with unabashed pleasure"--
Aktuelle Rezensionen(1)
Rezension von Dr Malini BhatI went into The Authenticity Project expecting something profound about honesty and human connection… and got a slightly too-polished, feel-good web of coincidences instead. Don’t get me wrong — it’s warm, comforting, and very “found family in a cozy café” coded. But the whole authenticity angle feels a bit ironic when the plot itself leans heavily on convenience and neatly tied arcs. Julian starting a project about truth while literally lying? Interesting in theory… but it never digs as deep as it could. The conflicts resolve a little too easily, the characters feel just a touch idealized, and the emotional punches don’t always land as hard as they’re meant to. That said, it is an easy, wholesome read — the kind you pick up when you want to feel something soft, not something sharp. Heart’s in the right place… just wish it had a bit more bite. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/5)