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May 20, 2015ownedbydoxies rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is the second in a planned trilogy and while it's not absolutely necessary to read Some Luck first, because both books do stand alone as well, it might make the read more fulfilling. Anyway, both books cover a year per chapter in the life of a family, with each chapter covering several characters and how they've been living their lives. It's interesting. Not necessarily as compelling as I'd thought it might be, but interesting. Because there are so many characters, and each has their story to tell, the author doesn't have room to go deeply into each although she does illustrate quite well through fewer words than you'd expect, how each individual is responding to life. The book planned to follow this one is Golden Age, so we'll see how the family changes yet again with a third and fourth generation. Thing is, because each person is allotted only a small portion of the author's time and attention, none of them feel very fully-conceived, more like they're sketches of individuals.