Thank you @bibliolifestyle @eccobooks #partner for the review copy of the latest @elizmccrack novel: The Hero of this Book!
I’m not sure if it’s the  Baader–Meinhof phenomenon of frequency illusion, but clearly books about death (and specifically death of a parent) are cropping up on my TBR unbidden. My longtime library hold for Unlikely Animals came in just before my mother died, and I had Patchett’s These Precious Days on my shelf for ages but decided to snag the audiobook when I saw it was available - not really thinking about the themes. On one hand it’s kind of unsettling, and on the other it’s rather comforting - as if the universe is looking out for me in someway.
McCracken‘s latest novel seems to be really a memoir under the guise of fiction. Either way, it is obviously very personal to the author in it’s intricate detail. I found it relatable in many ways, and crackling with wry humor. Although the haphazard, almost stream of consciousness, style was jarring from time to time, I’m glad to of been introduced to her work and I am curious to read more.