A review by gwendolyn_kensinger
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

4.0

This book was so engaging! Not only are you trying to figure out what happened to Mia’s dad and learning about Angelman syndrome, but the other factoids and the philosophical questions of what creates happiness really keeps the readers on its toes. I can see how Mia’s relentless analysis spilling across the pages in long, ropy sentences, even footnotes may cause some readers to be dissuaded but I promise you’re missing out. 

On the surface, Happiness Falls revolves around the disappearance of a fifty-five-year-old man and the events that follow as both his family and local law enforcement try to locate him and piece together the events that led to his disappearance and the impact these efforts have on his immediate family. But as I said there’s so much more going on and it’s so interesting and I feel just a little bit smarter walking away from this one.