A review by abarkmeier
Every Last One by Anna Quindlen

4.0

The writing is crisp and skillful, the plot even-handed and thorough. Quindlen masterfully handles the subject matter of both every day life in the upper middle class, refusing to ignore the intricacies, failings, and sadness of every day life and family turmoil; while also upholding with dignity the tragedy at the center of the novel. The protagonist is not a heroine, but is someone we believe. Quindlen profoundly and accurately places the reader and her mind's eye.