A review by ashmagoffin
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

5.0

My second Ann Patchett read and I am so late to the party. The Dutch House is a family drama spanning decades, following Danny and his older sister Maeve. These are two characters who I found so compelling - intelligent and sensitive Danny who simultaneously was utterly clueless, and fierce, larger than life Maeve. It is the little details and the very human flaws that Patchett illustrates about them and her supporting characters which make this book ring sincerely true as realism. 

This book has a (partly) non-linear narrative which weaves in and out which itself is a technical marvel. In the hands of a different author this would be hard to orientate for the reader but it felt like it unfolded organically. I was fully gripped within the story, Patchett has an effortless wit and the asides throughout were thoroughly entertaining. 

I absolutely adored this book, it left me reading until the early hours of the morning, this book seems to be universally loved and this is another glowing review to add into the mix.