The slow and lengthy progress of the novel was my main critique, so this book was a pleasant contrast. I enjoyed how this book was written, I liked the narrow focus, and I definitely liked that it was shorter and tighter than Spool. We then see all of these things challenged one by one, and by the end of the book a life that seemed like it was set in stone is… somewhat less so. We learn his routines (and how important they are to him), his history and who the important people in his life are. It slowly teases out the details of the main character, Micah’s life. This is similar to Spool in the focus of the story. But pretty much from the start, I found this book much more engaging. So I went into this book with a bit of trepidation. I think people who enjoy family sagas would love it, I’m just not one of them. It wasn’t a bad book, but it was a very in-depth family saga, which isn’t my type of story. To be honest, I struggled with it a little bit. I’ve only read one Anne Tyler before this – A Spool of Blue Thread. But that’s getting a little ahead of myself. Who is this redhead? What are they doing by the side of the road? Why are they there? How did they get there? It fascinated me, and I wanted to find out the answers – turns out the explanation isn’t anything I could have guessed, and is probably my favourite part of the novel. The title of this book is the first thing that drew me in.
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