A review by serendipitysbooks
Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

  Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town is a set of interconnected short stories (or maybe a novel in vignettes?) set in small towns in the American west and Alaska. Characters from one story often appear as the main character of a subsequent story. Some of the themes were heavy - sexual abuse of children, grief, wildfires, the weight of parental expectations, coming out, mental health and more. And yet despite this the book really didn’t feel heavy, possibly because the format prevented us from going deep with any character or dwelling on their issues.  Having grown up in a small town, albeit not in America, I could definitely relate to the small town vibe. In many ways this is an understated book, one where the whole is more than the sum of its parts.
 
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