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May 02, 2017gusmcrae rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
This book touches on a lot of interesting topics--large families (and all the drama that can ensue), the effects of white flight, and addiction are among the biggest topics touched on. It also is populated with interesting people--most notably the parents and oldest and youngest siblings of the Turner family. I wanted to like the book more than I did. I found it fairly inconsistent in the strength of its delivery. It's one of those books where much of the journey is internal, so there isn't much in terms of action. Some chapters gripped me, and others had me looking ahead to see when the next chapter would be starting up. I think Flournoy did a good job of capturing life within a big family and touching on the themes of the changes in our country during this last century that affected her characters' lives; the story just needed a little something more to draw me in as deeply as I normally like to go into a book.