Alone With You in the Ether

Alone With You In The Ether has captivated me in a way that no romance novel has before. It is beautiful, literary, philosophical, magical without being fantastical, romantic, and intimate. It feels like baring a part of your soul to another, it conveys the intimacy that comes with a conversation with someone who doesn’t simply listen to what you’re saying because listening is the easy part. It conveys the feeling of the intimacy that comes with someone who engages with what you’re saying no matter how little they understand what you’re talking about simply because they find it- you interesting. It conveys the feeling of letting someone into your space, and allow them to get to know you- not the façade you might put up, but the real and the messy, even if it’s done inadvertently because they see you, see through you. Alone With You In The Ether is one of the best romances I’ve read in a long time and I will continue to think about it for a long time. It’s a truly underrated book that I want to recommend to everyone I know. It’s a book that made me think deeply about love, life, time, and art. It’s a literary romance in the best sense of the word and because it is a romance novel, there is a happy ending, or as happy as it could be given the personalities of the characters. But it is a happy ending. I really do highly recommend this book. It’s a lovingly told love story with two flawed, but deeply fascinating characters at its center and a message that just because you have issues doesn’t mean you can’t love or you don’t deserve love. It’s literary, philosophical, intellectual, and romantic. No other book has left such an impact on me. No other book made me reread after I finished it. It quickly became my favorite book and it surprised me in such a good way that I don’t think I’ll ever be able to fully articulate.

Not sure anything about this is believable. It has some elegant writing and deep understanding but it wasn't for me.

"We are somewhere in the depths of time, somewhere only people dare to imagine in their dreams. We are floating in dark matter. We are trapped inside a star, which is locked inside a system, which is itself a galaxy we can't escape and we are lost to each other, to ourselves, to the inconsequnce of space." This book is in an alternating narrative between Regan and Aldo. The conversations are sometimes narrated instead of acted out. Regan is a social camelon and an art history major. She blends into her surroundings and into the people she is with. Aldo is a graduate student of mathematics. He teaches and constantly contemplates time. Both Regan and Aldo are deeply flawed individuals, who have a flawed relationship. This book is intricate and deep. It follows the pipelines of the feelings lurking under the surface of our characters. It digs into their unique point of views and reflects some of the emotional damage they have been through. This was so beautiful and sad and hopeful. I loved the way it conveyed life and love.

I’m honestly not sure what to feel about this book. It was written oddly… at least in a format I’ve never read before. My initial thoughts after reading it was that it was trying too hard. Aldo is a mathematical genius and Regan (Charlotte) has bipolar, is lost in life and is an artist. I know there is someone out there for everyone and I think they fit perfectly but I couldn’t get over the way the author portrayed her needing him so much in order to get better. I get he was her muse in a way but idk I can’t quite put my finger on why I didn’t love this book.

Many books have a macro arc of relationships independent of detailed dialogue. In many others, the narrator bears too much responsibility for conveying the relationship’s nuances. It’s difficult to bring the reader into fresh, convincing dialogue. I loved “listening” to the characters. Rereading lines is enjoyable due to the sensations echoing from thoughts and feelings devoid of cliche. Rarely does the author depend on “love” and other romantic buzzwords. Much of life’s relationships hide in the crevasses of all kinds of words: often operating independently from their superficial meanings. Or maybe all of this is just because I have a mood disorder like one of the characters. Besides a checklist of symptoms it’s virtually impossible to overlay life’s complex context onto these symptoms. But, in this book, I felt so understood. Even more, it helped me understand myself, especially in the context of romantic relationships. This is a refreshing book. I recommend it. And even though I don’t see mental health as the thrust of the work, it does an excellent job of speaking to both sufferers of mood disorders and the ppl in their lives.

This was such an eloquent story of life and love from the perspective of people who are different. A beautiful representation of mental struggles, the meaning of love through the vision and surfactants of mental disorders. A story of two people finding themselves by finding each other and learning to move and waist as one in a life and the ether!

Olivie is a master of writing well-rounded characters in everything she writes, but this one may take the cake. At it's heart, this is the beginning of a love story between two flawed, extremely real people. She captures the transition of everything being shiny, new and exciting to a long-term deeper love in a way I haven't seen in any other comparable books. Both main characters, Regan and Aldo, have fully developed characters arcs that are both satisfying but also emphasize the importance of personal growth within a relationship. This book takes huge strides in normalizing mental health issues, making the characters accessible to any audience. The variety in structure from passage to passage perfectly captures this, conveying the exact emotion each character is feeling in the moment. All this, plus the quick wit that's to be expected from Olivie. If all that isn't enough to convince you to pick up the book, then I highly suggest reading for the excellent facts about bees.

RAS

One of the best books that I have read in my life so far. The writing is reflective of a neurotic state of mind—word-heavy, lyrical, dense. This story was so beautiful that I don't know what to do with myself. FELT.

excelente producto

It’s a great love story, I could not put it down. It’s different, sometimes difficult to follow but in a good way. It reminded me to live more

Ainda não terminei, mas é o tipo de leitura que tenho precisado fazer com pausas para ir processando o impacto do que acabei de ler! Muito bom mesmo!