A review by amy_harboredinpages
Lucky Turtle by Bill Roorbach, Bill Roorbach

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I really loved this story. The characters were complex. There was hardship for many in the face of adversities. Either parents or a system that failed them, and yet they find a way to go on. I was thinking this would make a great book club read. Lots to discuss.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Alcohol, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic