A review by 3rdtimelucky
Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott

3.0

I could feel this trying too hard to be a story at times.... I liked the framed stories butttt like if I had a nickel for each magical realism novel with a frame story about the american (great) grandchildren of eastern european ancestors who lived through war retelling the stories of their ancestors through a fantastical lense that made me wish i was just reading the framed story I'd have two nickels etc etc. BUT these protagonists were less insufferable and this author didn't straight up forget jews exist so! Yay! I don't think I was the target audience but the didactic hammering of this TBKTS/genetic memory messaging was so irritating to me, once I looked through it there was a more compelling and subtle message so maybe if the narrator just didn't look directly in my eyes and go... And the BODY.... Keeps the SCORE..... Wink wink.... I would have been less of a hater