yetanothersusan 's review for:

They Left Us Everything: A Memoir by Plum Johnson

3.0

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This was an interesting read. I felt like I should have known more going into the book and at one point even stopped reading to go Google the author. The writing felt like it assumed I knew certain things about Ms. Johnson and about her family and parents. I did not. This left me feeling somewhat at a disadvantage reading the memoir. It was as though I had shown up for a family gathering and was hearing all the references to inside jokes or old family stories where they never get to the punchline because everyone already knows it with the exception of me. I did enjoy hearing about many of the items she and her siblings were disbursing among themselves. I enjoyed Ms. Johnson's interactions with some of the people coming to view the house and the snippets of family history that she brought up throughout the book. This was a very quick read. Probably the quickest 288 pages I have ever read. I wish it had been longer and provided a more well rounded story.

A preview copy of this book was provided by NetGalley and Penguin Group in exchange for an honest review.