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Mrs. Everything
by Jennifer Weiner
This is a sweeping, masterful work of fiction that only Jennifer Weiner can write. Although it’s just my second novel of hers it was well worth it and pushed me to read more of her works.
Only problem - she needed a fact checker. As this novel flows from the 60s all the way to 2022, you would think an editor would have double checked a map of Detroit.
The author erroneously wrote the underground tunnel connecting the American city of Detroit and Canadian city of Windsor ran under Lake Erie. In actuality it’s the Detroit River.
The author also stated the road to the tunnel was the “Ambassador Bridge Road” which is incorrect. That road leads to, obviously, the Ambassador Bridge, a suspension bridge connecting the American and Canadian cities that is built OVER the Detroit River.
Such glaring oversights made me wonder what else the author got wrong.
Despite the rich history of Detroit there’s little mention of the magic and glory of Motown and not much in the way of racism and segregation besides Sarah, the matriarch of the family, declaring “their own” (Jewish people) should stay with their own. There are brief mentions of civil rights rallies and interracial dating but it’s all surface, nothing deeply explored. Really speaks to the privilege white women hold and the lack of respect and care for the rights of Black, Latinx, Asian and Indigenous women.
Only problem - she needed a fact checker. As this novel flows from the 60s all the way to 2022, you would think an editor would have double checked a map of Detroit.
The author erroneously wrote the underground tunnel connecting the American city of Detroit and Canadian city of Windsor ran under Lake Erie. In actuality it’s the Detroit River.
The author also stated the road to the tunnel was the “Ambassador Bridge Road” which is incorrect. That road leads to, obviously, the Ambassador Bridge, a suspension bridge connecting the American and Canadian cities that is built OVER the Detroit River.
Such glaring oversights made me wonder what else the author got wrong.
Despite the rich history of Detroit there’s little mention of the magic and glory of Motown and not much in the way of racism and segregation besides Sarah, the matriarch of the family, declaring “their own” (Jewish people) should stay with their own. There are brief mentions of civil rights rallies and interracial dating but it’s all surface, nothing deeply explored. Really speaks to the privilege white women hold and the lack of respect and care for the rights of Black, Latinx, Asian and Indigenous women.