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A review by carolann331
Idaho by Emily Ruskovich
5.0
Fantastic story!
Foreboding. Tragic. Lives changed in an instant.
These characters and their story will stick with you long after you've finished the book.
I received this book from a fellow book lover (Thanks, Jeff!). For a while I was seeing it everywhere and it was receiving such high ratings that I wanted to read it, too. To make it even more interesting, the story is set in northern Idaho (my home state) and the author lives and teaches at Boise State University. I am often skeptical of books that receive such high praise but I am pleased to say this one is fully deserving of it.
The story is told from various perspectives at various points in time. From these you try to pull together as much you can understand about the characters, what happened, and how it changed them. You glean memories and details from some who witnessed the incident, which would seem simple enough yet one is now in prison and refuses to talk, one is suffering from Alzheimer's, one is dead, and one is missing. The story is not written as a recipe in solving a mystery but rather the results of reality. It's messy. It's complicated. It's heart rendering. It's beautiful. It's real and absolutely unforgettable.
Foreboding. Tragic. Lives changed in an instant.
These characters and their story will stick with you long after you've finished the book.
I received this book from a fellow book lover (Thanks, Jeff!). For a while I was seeing it everywhere and it was receiving such high ratings that I wanted to read it, too. To make it even more interesting, the story is set in northern Idaho (my home state) and the author lives and teaches at Boise State University. I am often skeptical of books that receive such high praise but I am pleased to say this one is fully deserving of it.
The story is told from various perspectives at various points in time. From these you try to pull together as much you can understand about the characters, what happened, and how it changed them. You glean memories and details from some who witnessed the incident, which would seem simple enough yet one is now in prison and refuses to talk, one is suffering from Alzheimer's, one is dead, and one is missing. The story is not written as a recipe in solving a mystery but rather the results of reality. It's messy. It's complicated. It's heart rendering. It's beautiful. It's real and absolutely unforgettable.