The Solace of Leaving Early by Haven KimmelMy review
rating: 3 of 5 stars
A summary of this book would not begin to approach what it is like to read it. The plot line has some pretty serious elements in it that are never the central focus, but instead, a peripheral washing of color and pattern in the characters' lives. The plot twists are at once, expected, and surprising, and, nothing in the book is put there by accident.
The central theme seems to be one of unexpected redemption that is not fairy tale perfection, but a piecing together of the disparate elements in people's lives and doing the best with what one has been given.
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Sounds deep. Even the cover intrigues me.
ReplyDeleteOh, re: the cover: the one I have from the library has 2 girls on it. (There are 2 little girls in the story).
ReplyDeleteExactly. Deep. I was afraid, for a while, that I wouldn't like it, but the ending seemed to stay in character with the book, while not being "jump off the bridge" depressing. It really seems to want to "say" something beyond just what the bare bones of the plot is.
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