A review by kellimartin22
The Year We Left Home by Jean Thompson

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The writing reads like poetry - it is so beautiful and makes you want to go back and re read every other sentence. While every character was thoroughly unlikable, some more than others, I still loved them and rooted for them in some kind of cheering on the underdog type of way. I learned a lot about rural America and how the economic collapse impacted these families, and I loved how the author explored the differences between the types of people who stick around to see through their family history and those that gtfo as soon as possible. I ended up really loving this book although it got tough to keep up with at times.