Helpful Score: 2
This book is beautifully written, unfortunately it does not contain a story. The first 100 pgs. covered a few days after a woman and her two children find out, in graphic details, about the husband/father's affair. Book randomly bounces ahead a few decades, then back again. The only surprise is that the book went no where, no story, undeveloped characters. Apparently a very capable writer needs a story to tell. book received in goodreads contest.
Among the Ten Thousand Things, the debut novel by Julia Pierpont, has a beautiful cover, an intriguing title, an emotional premise, and a strong beginning. Unfortunately, the rest of the book for me does not quite live up to the promise of the beginning. Be warned, that Part 2 is a spoiler it tells you how the story ends. The chronological sequences of the parts is 1, 3, 2, and 4!
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Reviewed for LibraryThing Early Reviewers program
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Reviewed for LibraryThing Early Reviewers program
