Saturday, May 25, 2019

A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler

I just finished “A Spool of Blue Thread” by Anne  Tyler.  I have read several Anne Tyler titles and have had the same reaction to each of them. As I am reading I am thinking how tedious and mundane the story is. It is compelling enough to keep me reading but I am struck as how the story is so ordinary.

And then it ends and I am sorry because I am struck about how powerful the story really was.  This was the case with this book as well.

It is the story of the Whitshank family—Red and Abby and their four children. The story travels back to the story of the previous generation as well.  It is the story of everyday life and death, coming of age, secrets—the stuff of life.

I recommend.

My little book buddy is a little bear called Flags.



2 comments:

Granny Marigold said...

I must read faster. My stack of books to read keeps getting higher and I keep adding to my list of books I want to request at the library ( like this Anne Tyler one). Just today I picked up 2 very interesting looking ones at a garage sale.

Boyett-Brinkley said...

We have a used book store here that is my downfall. However I discovered the other day that some of them are cheaper on Kindle and my first choice is always the library.

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