A review by curlymango
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

4.25

I’m so grateful for being bad at figuring out whodunnits, it lets mysteries be so much more satisfying. My brain was swirling with lies! This one hooked me like a fish for the courtroom drama parts and then punched me in the gut with sensitive, nuanced takes on family drama and social taboos. Much of the book is about finding empathy for flawed people, especially parents (more than their children, even). With the plot centering around treatment of those with disorders such as autism, there were many moments of characters grappling with the notion of “fixing” your disabled child. I don’t think the story ever tries to definitively say what the right thing to do as a parent in their situation is. There’s joy and pain in being a parent to any kid, and being honest about that pain is something people often respond to with cruelty.

Anyway, I don’t make any sense. I liked the diagrams. If you liked Celeste Ng’s books like I did you’ll prob like this. In fact, I can practically see Reese Witherspoon foaming at the mouth to make this into a miniseries. She’s gonna play Elizabeth for sure.