teachinginothercountries 's review for:

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

5.0

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I typically am wary of books with as much hype as this, because I don’t want to be let down… so, I began reading with high expectations and low expectations if that makes sense. However, the story (spanning many decades and including a few generations of one family) and the characters drew me in and quickly convinced me of their worthiness. The flaws of this family were laid out so realistically and with such complexities that as a spectator you were allowed to both root for them and recognize the hurt and trauma they were inflicting. Beautiful writing.