Review by savvylit - Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?

savvylit 's review for:

Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? by Lorrie Moore

4.5

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is the third book by Lorrie Moore that I've read and I found myself blown away by her talent yet again. Moore's writing is so realistic and immersive that you almost feel, while reading, as though you have become her narrators. Who Will Run the Frog Hospital perfectly captures how being a young girl feels: both awful and thrilling at the same time. In the way that only relationships in your young teens can be, the central friendship of this book is perfectly imperfect and obsessive. Moore has expertly crafted a palpable atmosphere that evokes the ephemerality of youthful summers gone by. I'd highly recommend this to anyone who likes top-tier writing and short, slice-of-life novels.

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