“I just love this book, I started it a few days ago and I am almost done. I can't put it down. I think it is a honest portrayal of two women who have a deep friendly love for each other that is unique. I have a friendship like that so I can relate. I will definitely read more books by Ann Patchett after reading "Truth and Beauty".”
“I love, love, love this book on so many levels. Like most women, I am fascinated by women's friendships, our protectiveness of them, honosty in them, complexities of them and fear that can drive them. This is one of the most poingant beautiful books about feelings around wonderful, complicated and dark friend. We have all had them but most of us are not as honost as Ann to reveal how truly deep and heart wrenching they can be. A wonderfully sad and touching novel.”
“I had heard of Ann Patchett, but had never heard of Lucy Grealy. As a cancer survivor of course my heart went out to Lucy and all that she endured and yet I came away from this book feeling that Lucy had taken advantage many times of Ann's love for her. That she wanted Ann all to herself in a very selfish, needy way. The fact that Lucy's life ended as it did spoke volumes to me of what their friendship had been about. Yet can we ever understand another human being truly and deeply? We must walk in someone else's shoes to truly and fully appreciate "who" they are/were. As always, Ann Patchett's words ring with truth and beauty.”
“Love, love, love this book. I read it before two of my very best friends passed away suddenly in 2005 and 2006. I want to reread again - soon...”
“It is interesting how different readers approach this book. Ann blurbed my book, [a href="http://www.berylsingletonbissell.com/"]The Scent of God[/a] and phoned me to tell me that she loved it. She suggested I read Greely's Autobiography of a Face First and then Truth and Beauty. Ann wrote the book as a way to deal with her immense grief at losing Lucy . I had the chance to meet Ann (she invited me to visit her in Nashville and hosted me and my hubby) and I found her a deeply sensitive and caring woman whose books reflect her spirit and wondrous humanity.”
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“I read Autobigraphy after reading Truth and Beauty, so in my mind, Ann's story came first. As I then read Autobiography, I was struck with the differences: no Ann in Autobiography, no Mrs. Grealy (Lucy's mom) in Truth and Beauty. Different perpsectives; different use of the story. After reading them both, I felt like both Ann and Lucy used the stories more for their literary careers, than for the help or histories their readers might be looking for.”
“I read this after reading Grealy's Autobiography of a Face, and hated it. Patchett is clearly using her friendship with Grealy to get attention. ”
