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A review by fairytalerue
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
4.0
“he who learns must suffer. and even in our sleep pain, which cannot forget, falls drop by drop upon the heart, until in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful graces of God.”
i'm at a loss for words. this was beautiful and quite frankly unlike anything i've ever read before. it had echoes of to kill a mockingbird, but managed to be it's own independent story.
i saw a recommendation for this from the gospel coalition, and i'm so glad i decided to pick it up. there were so many lovable characters (jake deserves the whole world and so does karl). i loved how wonderfully quirky everyone was, and how nobody was just simple good or evil. they all felt painfully real, and i found myself so emotionally invested that i didn't want the book to ever end.
absolutely one of the most beautiful books i have ever read. <3
some minor complaints- the theology was a bit off, and i wasn't a huge fan of frank's emerging sexuality. it just felt kinda uncomfortable to be reading about his fascination with breasts.
if you're considering reading this (i highly recommend!), please go check a list of trigger warnings. i can't list them here, due to spoilers. dm me for details. stay safe.
i'm at a loss for words. this was beautiful and quite frankly unlike anything i've ever read before. it had echoes of to kill a mockingbird, but managed to be it's own independent story.
i saw a recommendation for this from the gospel coalition, and i'm so glad i decided to pick it up. there were so many lovable characters (jake deserves the whole world and so does karl). i loved how wonderfully quirky everyone was, and how nobody was just simple good or evil. they all felt painfully real, and i found myself so emotionally invested that i didn't want the book to ever end.
absolutely one of the most beautiful books i have ever read. <3
some minor complaints- the theology was a bit off, and i wasn't a huge fan of frank's emerging sexuality. it just felt kinda uncomfortable to be reading about his fascination with breasts.
if you're considering reading this (i highly recommend!), please go check a list of trigger warnings. i can't list them here, due to spoilers. dm me for details. stay safe.