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dashausfrau's review
3.0
Author is very deft with the fun family traditions and using photographs for the flashback memories. I also appreciate her understanding of complexity in humans understanding themselves, let alone others, her accurate depiction of the interaction (& sometimes blindness) between siblings, and sympathy even for the most guilty person in the family, which I'm sure most readers (me included) do not want to feel.
The takeaway for me was that the drawn out (50 years) piecing back together of a child / self might be avoided if people didn't work so hard to conceal things that should be out in the open.
The takeaway for me was that the drawn out (50 years) piecing back together of a child / self might be avoided if people didn't work so hard to conceal things that should be out in the open.
debnanceatreaderbuzz's review
4.0
When Elizabeth Berg strikes, she cuts
deep into your heart; sometimes she draws blood.
This book drew blood. I deeply identified with the characters. After
I finished the story, I felt like I understood misunderstood children
better. I want to pass this on to misunderstood children; somehow, I
think it helps.
deep into your heart; sometimes she draws blood.
This book drew blood. I deeply identified with the characters. After
I finished the story, I felt like I understood misunderstood children
better. I want to pass this on to misunderstood children; somehow, I
think it helps.
nickimags's review
5.0
I really didn't want this to end, it was such a good book. The whole subject of family, childhood and parenting is dealt with in the author's wonderful sensitive style and makes you keep reading rather than hold back. The characters are once again real and so is the setting. I definitely want to read this again.
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