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veronicafrance 's review for:
Redhead by the Side of the Road
by Anne Tyler
Just a pleasurable, short read. Micah is a delightful character whom I felt immediate sympathy with. He doesn't do small talk and often misses social cues. A tech nerd who lives alone in a basement, but you can see that at heart he is kind, and really doesn't understand why people often find him exasperating. I liked the little vignettes and insights offered into his character in his interactions with Tech Hermit clients.
As in most Anne Tyler novels there's a large, chaotic family in the background but while she has the classic scene of a large family meal, she doesn't really delineate the characters -- they're a mass of undifferentiated sisters, brothers-in-law, children and grandchildren. It's really all about Micah and his gradual realisation that it's OK to make mistakes.
No masterpiece, but it's funny and touching, with a happy ending.
As in most Anne Tyler novels there's a large, chaotic family in the background but while she has the classic scene of a large family meal, she doesn't really delineate the characters -- they're a mass of undifferentiated sisters, brothers-in-law, children and grandchildren. It's really all about Micah and his gradual realisation that it's OK to make mistakes.
No masterpiece, but it's funny and touching, with a happy ending.