A review by skconaghan
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What a storyteller. Beautiful writing. Captivating characters. McBride is one of our modern literary geniuses, capable of lacing honest humour through a complex web of tense community politics in a delicate period of history. The plot weaves and dips across cultures over time and draws humanity together against common evil, while slipping in a poignant social commentary of America, relevant to the 30s, and still even now.

I ended this one with a smile sending the tears over bumps and wrinkles to run down the sides of my cheeks. The best moving and satisfying way to end a novel…