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Recent Reviews:
Lucky Us by Amy
Bloom (received through NetGalley)
4 stars
Two half-sisters, introduced to each other as teenagers, navigate
their interesting relationship during the years of World War II in this novel
by Amy Bloom (the first of her novels that I have read). With explorations in topics of family, taking
care of family, and forming new families, there are also examinations of
American culture and norms during that time period and almost humorous letters
from a man mistakenly arrested for having communist/German sympathies and his ironic
experience. Format-wise, I would have
enjoyed it more if it was written solely from Eva’s perspective with letters
from her sister Iris and friend Gus instead of chapters of random perspective
changes. I think that it added unnecessary
disruption to the flow of the story and also resulted in losing some of Eva’s
character depth. Otherwise, I liked this
novel and will now explore Bloom’s backlist, which I probably should have done
long before now. I received this from
NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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