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flannfry 's review for:
Big Stone Gap
by Adriana Trigiani
Ohhhhhh my god.
So this was our bookclub book for November. I got it out of the library this weekend and tried to get into it but I was really meh about the beginning. But the discussion date was fast approaching (it's tomorrow) and I knew I had to finish it, so I summoned up the willpower I wish I had in high school and college and powered through.
I am so glad I did.
I'm a sucker for reunited family stories, for one. Given my own family and history, this one really spoke to me. To some, it might seem strange that they were able to put aside the lost years and pick right up but take it from someone who has done just that: it is absolutely possible. You can go 11 years without seeing your blood relatives, go to a BBQ, and have all that time erased. It's been 8 years since I did that and those intervening years are just woven in. Stories are told and I feel like I was present at the events.
It's funny, it's sweet, it's honest. I cried a few times, particularly when Nan died. The ending might seem a little too pat or trite to some, but it was perfect in this story.
And, as a bonus, I know my MIL will love this book too so I have something to talk to her about. Hooray!
So this was our bookclub book for November. I got it out of the library this weekend and tried to get into it but I was really meh about the beginning. But the discussion date was fast approaching (it's tomorrow) and I knew I had to finish it, so I summoned up the willpower I wish I had in high school and college and powered through.
I am so glad I did.
I'm a sucker for reunited family stories, for one. Given my own family and history, this one really spoke to me. To some, it might seem strange that they were able to put aside the lost years and pick right up but take it from someone who has done just that: it is absolutely possible. You can go 11 years without seeing your blood relatives, go to a BBQ, and have all that time erased. It's been 8 years since I did that and those intervening years are just woven in. Stories are told and I feel like I was present at the events.
It's funny, it's sweet, it's honest. I cried a few times, particularly when Nan died. The ending might seem a little too pat or trite to some, but it was perfect in this story.
And, as a bonus, I know my MIL will love this book too so I have something to talk to her about. Hooray!