Review by therainbowshelf - Go as a River

therainbowshelf 's review for:

Go as a River by Shelley Read

4.0

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Our library picked this as it's big community read, so I gave it a try. It's really well written and interesting, for sure. Beautiful prose, deep explorations of grief, women's issues, and displacement, and a Colorado setting make this book really shine. It did have the parade of painful tragedies that make me hate historic fiction. I didn’t feel that the ableism surrounding the uncle was warranted or served a purpose in this narrative. I loved hearing from the author during an author presentation at the library. She's wonderful.

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