A review by kymme
Red Hook Road by Ayelet Waldman

3.0

A solid book about characters I felt fairly invested in despite not finding them all particularly believable. For example: As a person who is decidedly not into boats, I was both awed and distressed when two characters who also don't like boats, but who have each lost a sibling who did, decide against all logic to carry out their sibling's boating plans in their honor--at ridiculous expense in all ways. (And that's not the strangest decision by grown people in this book by far.) I loved that Tucson got a mention for its orchestra and that Rhode Island got called out for its hurricanes! Not my favorite Waldman book, but certainly worth a read, particularly if you love Maine, love the violin, and/or love boats.