A review by serendipitysbooks
The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler

emotional reflective slow-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

4.0

 The Accidental Tourist -Tyler excels at quiet, ordinary characters with more than a tinge of melancholy who often struggle to connect with those they love and the world around them. In this book that is Macon, the world’s most unlikely travel guide writer given how attached he is to home and routine, who is grieving the death of his son. I enjoyed his journey - missteps and all - but wish I’d read it in print rather than listening to the audio since I found the male narrator’s voicing of Muriel really grating. 
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