Oh, William!

Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This reminded me a bit of looking at a photo album with someone who has all the time in the world to digress into small stories about things the photos trigger. This is the story of Lucy and her ex husband as they discover William's half-sibling and go to find her. There are countless tangential asides about their marriage, their kids, Lucy's childhood, etc. etc. Lucy's realization of the humanity of all people, their good and bad parts, was perhaps better made in the two previous Amgash books. Not an unpleasant read, but not as heartwarming as other Strout novels I've read.

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