A review by relf
The Everlasting Story of Nory by Nicholson Baker

4.0

Nory, our heroine, is a nine-year-old American girl whose family has just moved to England. Her charmingly fuddled language, imaginative stories, and, well, nine-year-old twists of thinking were delightful, but I spent the first third of the book expecting that the narrative was leading to some adult plot twist. No need to worry: this is "just" a clever and delightful account of a likable nine-year-old's first term at a new school, and the only plot twists involve the sometimes serious and sometimes silly things that come up among nine-year-olds and their families and friends. I may be especially susceptible because I, too, moved to England just as I turned nine . . . but this was just the cheerup I needed during and after this election season. Now I'm glad I saved it all this time since it came as a gift from my dear Kovacs.