A review by meghan111
Unless by Carol Shields

3.0

3.5. I really liked the plain, simple, direct writing style - it felt very frank and matter-of-fact, but also elegant. This would be an interesting pairing with [b: Franny and Zooey|5113|Franny and Zooey|J.D. Salinger|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1355037988s/5113.jpg|3118417], since it's about a mother whose college-age daughter has some sort of breakdown, drops out of school, and sits on a street corner in Toronto with a sign, refusing to speak, living in a hostel for homeless people, and refusing to communicate with her family.