A review by bentsem
Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper

5.0

This story was simple and fantastical at the same time. It reminded me of the book The Big Fish. The characters felt so realistic and the story never strayed too far from plausible but one of the title characters is a talking coyote, so there is a definite question of "What is reality?" The book is hopeful and funny yet incredibly deeply sad, there is war and Alzheimer’s and people who are left behind in both. The tough subjects are handled deftly with a little levity and deep affection. I would highly recommend this book.