A review by arnoles
Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, admittedly in part because of how it reminded me of my family. My lifelong Cubs fan grandpa died just 2 months before the Cubs won the series, I went to college in Chicagoland, and the 2016 election (not unique here!) Really altered my family dynamic. Ive also worked in the restaurant business. This book felt extremely real and relatable in that sense. I found many of the characters not super "likeable," yet I was still rooting for them and empathized with why they were making the choices they were. I found the book genuinely humorous and laughed out loud reading. The shifts in POV also worked really well. Overall, a great intergenerational family story.