A review by emilykenner
Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close

4.0

This book was so interesting, in that it didn’t really have a central plot. It follows a family who runs a restaurant in Chicago, primarily focusing on three grandchildren of the couple who started it. It’s told mainly as just stories about what is happening in their lives. The lack of a plot might seem off-putting, but somehow it was kind of delightful! It is written in a post 2016 election world, so the disillusionment that came with that is a strong component of the book. Overall, it was a reminder that things can be broken and beautiful and ugly and terrible and wonderful all at once.