![]() Her friend makes the point that it is because she’s achieved her dream and has nothing to work toward now. ![]() Despite having her dream job at the start of the novel, Poppy realizes she isn’t truly happy. ![]() It helps us see the growth of their friendship (and other feelings), as well as understand their motivations for not pursuing anything previously.įinally, there is a larger commentary outside of the romance about finding happiness and fulfillment in life. Some readers don’t like alternating story lines, but it works really well here. Despite being over 300 pages I zipped through it in a day. The overarching question is if love can overcome incompatible dreams.Īnother result of the structure is the book is a FAST read. Meanwhile, we see their present day vacation encounter mishap after mishap while wondering what caused their two years of silence. Alternating between present and past, Henry provides a full chronological history of Alex and Poppy’s friendship starting at their first meeting in college through their decade of summer vacations together. ![]() This mystery becomes a driving force of the narrative. At the start of the novel, we know something happened two years ago to end Poppy and Alex’s friendship. ![]() People We Meet On Vacation shines thanks to a combination of Henry’s writing style and the overall construction of the story. ![]()
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