A review by fyodoralekseyev
The Progress of Love by Alice Munro

challenging emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

I won't rate this because I think I am too stupid for this. The writing was absolutely beautiful, and vivid images were made in my mind without even noticing, and every character felt real. The only wrinkle is that the plots were all nonsense; nothing happened in any of them. We drop into some random family's life, some people talk, and we get a flashback: story over! I suppose it is a bit too realistic for life to actually be highly mundane. Maybe after reading more literature like this the stories will click better. 

On a more whimsical note, has Munro ever met an old couple whose been together through the ages? Everyone is separated/divorced in these stories. Wild.