A review by jflemingwickham
Leaving by Roxana Robinson

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

A beautiful book to midlife me; not sure I would have appreciated it when I was younger. The last third or so left me thinking about what makes for a complete life, a good life, a good enough life. The ending wasn’t a surprise after the heavy foreshadowing, but it landed hard just the same.