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A review by kellee
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
William Kent Krueger’s writing evokes nostalgia, a strong sense of place for the Midwest small town, and the bittersweet feeling of crossing a threshold - whether that of youth to adulthood, the choice to know or not know, and the moment you allow yourself to be changed for the better or not.
Despite these rather weighty topics, the book reads with a fast pace, as we gradually build up to the incriminating event, and understand how it all came to be. I have a few minor quibbles with the coincidental timing of things: Frank and Jake are often in just the right place at the right time to overhear secrets. But the message of the book is clear and beautifully summed up in Frank’s father’s sermon: that after a loss, we are only left with “three profound blessings… faith, hope, and love.”
4.5 stars.
Despite these rather weighty topics, the book reads with a fast pace, as we gradually build up to the incriminating event, and understand how it all came to be. I have a few minor quibbles with the coincidental timing of things: Frank and Jake are often in just the right place at the right time to overhear secrets. But the message of the book is clear and beautifully summed up in Frank’s father’s sermon: that after a loss, we are only left with “three profound blessings… faith, hope, and love.”
4.5 stars.