The Likely Resolutions of Oliver Clock

Summary:

Oliver Clock has everything arranged just so. A steady job running the family funeral parlour. A fridge stocked with ready meals. A drawer full of colour-coded socks. A plan (of sorts) to stay trim enough for a standard-sized coffin. And in florist Marie, he’s even found the love of his life—not that she’s aware of it.

When a terrible tragedy takes Marie out of his life but leaves him with her private journal, he discovers too late that she secretly loved him back. Faced now with an empty love life, a family funeral business in trouble, a fast-approaching fortieth birthday and a notebook of resolutions he’s never achieved, Oliver resolves to open himself up to love—and all the mess that comes along with it.

But, with a habit of burying his feelings, can he learn to embrace his lovability and find the woman who will make him feel whole? (Summary and cover courtesy of goodreads.com)

Review:

This book was funny, quirky, and absolutely sucked me in.  The story has a bit of an odd premise, but if you can go with it, it’s completely worth the time.  Oliver Clock is so relatable, he’s just an average Joe who wants to do better, but can’t quite bring himself to commit to his resolutions.  He fulfills all of our guilty indulgences and you can’t help, but cheer him on as he goes on a journey of self-discovery.  And one more cookie.

Oliver writes his resolutions in a notebook, the first of which is “I must not eat cake.”  He, of course, does not fulfill that expectation, but it pulls you in from that first sentence.  His respect for his family, eagerness to do write by his customers and hope for the future really creates a heartwarming and wonderful story I highly recommend.  

Rating: 4 stars!

Who should read it? Anyone who’s looking for a pick-me-up!