This book tells a lot of stories about a lot of people in Elmwood, Missouri starting in the 1940's and moving on to the 1990's. Fannie describes all the characters in town and reveals bits and pieces of their lives over this 50 year period. I wasn't sure about it at first. I felt like the book was aimlessly telling about the lives of these people with very little plot involved. I almost stopped reading it but because there are so many good reviews of this book I continued. I'm glad that I did. I also took heart that one reviewer said the book picked up speed after the first 60 pages and she was correct.
The story is really just about life and the little things that happen while we are living it but once I started to know the characters better the book grew on me. It could have been a little shorter in length as it started to feel like it was rambling at times but all in all a good and easy read.
The story is really just about life and the little things that happen while we are living it but once I started to know the characters better the book grew on me. It could have been a little shorter in length as it started to feel like it was rambling at times but all in all a good and easy read.
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