R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed on 7/9/2020 + 1437 more book reviews

Finally, finally I picked this book up and read it, probably because it won the 2002 National Book Award and I needed an award winning book for one of my challenges. I read the second book in the series first and qutie liked it. Just have to get to the last one which is in my TBR pile.

I felt the first portion of Junes was a bit slow but as I read along it caught me. I throughly liked the section about Fenno's father, Paul McLeod, who loses his wife Maureen. Understand that this is an ongoing tale about a multigenerational Scottish family and their friends. It has three sections from the years of 1989, 1995, and 1999. The title stems from the fact that all threes sections occur during the month of June. Another character, Fern, plays an integral role in the plot. The reader also meets the three sons of Paul and Maureen. Fenno, the oldest, is gay and struggles with the reactions of family and friends whose opinions he cherishes. The reader discovers the emotions among the brothers laced with love, misunderstanding, and sometimes conflict. All in all the story is a good characterization of a family struggling with identity and the challenges of life. I liked it.

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