lediamond4 's review for:

A Great Country by Shilpi Somaya Gowda

4.0

emotional sad 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

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I loved this book so much.  The characters were all rich and detailed.  They each had their own POV and experiences that lead to different mindsets, but the author did such a thorough job of detailing them that it was simple to understand where each of them were coming from and understand why they did the thing they did.  At the heart for all of them was the love and importance of family that that's what unites them in spite of the fact that they're all coming from a different place.  I loved their love for one another.

I also think that Gowda wrote a heartbreaking and realistic truth in regards to "the American Dream".  This was an incredibly relevant and honest look at our country right now and I think it's one of the most important books we can be reading at this time.

I am a little split on how I felt about the ending. It was fairly optimistic and fairly realistic but I also think it was a little abrupt.