Patron Saint of Liars

The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Ann Patchett is one of my favorite authors, but this is not my favorite book by her. The book is told from three pov--each one-third of the novel. So in a way, it became three novellas, the other characters continuing the story but without understanding all the interior motivations of the other characters. Patchett does such a good job of immersing you in the characters that it can feel a little jarring and disorienting with the shift, until you get the new character's rhythm down. It's a family drama that is at once unique and melancholy. The sort of story of a family that is chosen, not made, from a framework based on letting go those whom you love.

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