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Grown Ups
by Marian Keyes
Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Marian Keyes has made a name for herself as one of the best known chick lit authors. This book veers off from her usual light, comedic topics, and into darker waters.
The book is about the three Casey brothers and their respective families. After a knock on the head, Cara, Ed Casey's wife, spills all the family secrets at a family event. The story then flashes back to before this incident, and we get to view how it all came about.
This book covers a lot of heavy topics. Eating disorders, the treatment and struggles of refugees, cheating, death and the grief that follows it, lying, morally grey areas . . . those are just a few of the topics mentioned, although not all of them are main themes.
With so many characters, I was worried that I would get confused or that I wouldn't be able to appreciate everyone's story. I was wrong. This book was brilliantly written, although sometimes the shift from one character to another was abrupt and it took me a sentence or two to realize it had changed.
Marian still manages to bring her trademark wit, and use it in a different way than what her fans may be used to. This story was heartbreaking, uplifting, real, and raw. When I finished it, I felt empty. The Casey family will stay with me for a very long time.
Marian Keyes has made a name for herself as one of the best known chick lit authors. This book veers off from her usual light, comedic topics, and into darker waters.
The book is about the three Casey brothers and their respective families. After a knock on the head, Cara, Ed Casey's wife, spills all the family secrets at a family event. The story then flashes back to before this incident, and we get to view how it all came about.
This book covers a lot of heavy topics. Eating disorders, the treatment and struggles of refugees, cheating, death and the grief that follows it, lying, morally grey areas . . . those are just a few of the topics mentioned, although not all of them are main themes.
With so many characters, I was worried that I would get confused or that I wouldn't be able to appreciate everyone's story. I was wrong. This book was brilliantly written, although sometimes the shift from one character to another was abrupt and it took me a sentence or two to realize it had changed.
Marian still manages to bring her trademark wit, and use it in a different way than what her fans may be used to. This story was heartbreaking, uplifting, real, and raw. When I finished it, I felt empty. The Casey family will stay with me for a very long time.