What I Did Like:

+Lyrical prose. No one would argue that James McBride can’t craft a sentence. The language is beautiful. 

+Slow moving picture of life in 1970s Pennsylvania. Each character is brought to life and shows a different aspect of life. 

Who Should Read This One:

-Historical fiction fans who like slow moving character driven prose. 

My Rating: 2 Stars

The back cover description felt like it was for a completely different book and that, combined with the rambling prose, ruined this one for me. 

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