thomas_lhomme

I enjoyed this book much more than most of the members of my book club. I loved Ruby, the narrator, especially as a child, and I thought that the intricate story was very clever and hilarious. The funniest parts were when Ruby was scathingly commenting about her family members, especially her sisters and parents. Terribly traumatic events happen to this family but they’re told in such a light and breezy manner (by Ruby during and before her actual lifetime) that I didn’t find the book at all depressing, but very entertaining. I did find some of the sub-plots (this is an epic book told over decades about this extended family) extremely disturbing. I also was disappointed by parts toward the end of the book: Ruby’s narrative style which worked so well for me when she was young, making her seem engaged & possessing an acerbic wit, makes her seem distant and unfeeling in the latter part of the story. But even though it ended on a low note for me, I really liked the book as a whole.

2022-11-14 18:52