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A review by badmom
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? by Lorrie Moore
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I like Lorrie Moore’s stream-of-consciousness style of bringing us into the minds of characters. I love her use of pop culture & nostalgia to enrich the settings, moving us backward & forward in time. I wanted to know more about these people’s adult lives though, or at least the narrator’s; I was hoping for more introspection coupled with concrete scenes of daily life. But I’m thinking the point is they still aren’t self-aware (or brave) enough to really examine their choices and so we’re left all feeling unsatisfied & melancholy.
Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Alcohol, and Fatphobia
Minor: Infertility, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Suicide