Welcome to Litsy!

This was kind of a tough read. Well written and mostly engaging, Hedges captured very well what it was like to be a 7 year old dealing with hard things. The initial change in routine following parents splitting up is one so many of us can relate to and made me really feel for the MC and his siblings. That being said, there wasn‘t much else to this story and I was left wondering what the point was 🤷🏻‍♀️

My second #roll100 read complete!

I chose this as my next read after getting several recommendations once I finished What‘s Eating Gilbert Grape. It‘s not super long and I read most of it in one sitting last night. It‘s a story about 7-year-old Scotty Ocean, growing up in Iowa in 1969-1970. He‘s an odd sort of person and deals with his alcoholic mother abandoning the family in odd ways. Honestly, I wish it were longer. It‘s a perfect snapshot of suburban America in the late 60s ⬇️