The Authenticity Project: The feel-good novel you need right now

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I think most of us at the core are decent human beings who enjoy helping others and I loved seeing that play out in this book with all of these strangers coming together and looking out for one another.

I loved how new characters kept being added to the mix, and how their contribution to The Authenticity Project enriched this story.Monica scanned the tables as she walked through the cafe, pausing to pick up a large crumb of red velvet cake from table twelve. The Authenticity Project , Clare's debut novel, was a BBC Radio 2 bookclub pick, a New York Times bestseller, the winner of the RNA debut novel award and a Babelio award. And eventually some of the people who have written in the notebook get a chance to meet, and you'll just have to read the book to find out what happens next.

So the reader gets chapters from several different people and the interactions that form between these people. The Authenticity Project follows the lives of 6 people, who have all expressed the deepest truths in a textbook that they have found. The more he thinks about it, the more he realizes how little people really know one another anymore.

Slowly, all these strangers become connected, and the reader realizes that authenticity is more complicated than it seems. She'd bet the day's takings, not something to do lightly given her economic circumstances, on that being the one. And what did she actually know about them, with the exception of whether they liked milk in their coffee or sugar with their tea?

I defy anyone not to pick it up and be both transported and delighted' ***** 'An absolute gem of a book . The idea behind people writing down their inner most thoughts and passing it on was such a thought provoking idea. Each character has their own imperfections and they are each relatable in their own way, no matter the age difference. Pooley also cleverly gives a character’s point of view about another character, it highlights how people view others, make assumptions about people’s lives and how we portray ourselves to the world, but how we actually feel underneath it all.I would definitely recommend this if you love Nick Spalding or Andi Osho, but if you thought this was going to be a heart wrenching, dark look into the inner workings of a human mind and life, you might want to give it a swerve. At the same time, it forms a community of sorts, kindred spirits in need of some kind of support or comfort. And don’t get me started on the Australian character who Pooley uses as a dumb blond ignoramus which, for obvious reasons, made me mad. I didn't have to introduce myself, I would just stand in a doorway while my name worked its way around the room in a chain of whispers, pursued by a number of surreptitious glances. From there the story unfolds, as the volume travels to Thailand and back to London, seemingly destined to fall only into the hands of people—an alcoholic drug addict, an Australian tourist, a social media influencer/new mother, etc.

She bristled at the fact that the Admiral got several glowing adjectives after his name, whereas his wife just got a date and a space for eternity under her husband's tombstone. Social media proves that many people like to share their lives and inner thoughts, authentic or not. All characters had their flaws and were unlikable, a while I appreciate how they weren't black and white, I also found them annoying. Though the story starts slowly, it definitely picks up, even offering an unexpected and solid twist ending.The plot and characters were far too weak and the writing too pedestrian to expect it to stretch out to almost 400 pages. As the notebook is passed from one character to another and authentic thoughts are shared, these characters lives begin to intertwine.