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This book is told from 5 different pov--the four children and the mother. Only the one daughter's is told from first person. Each of the children's parts could almost be read alone. The mom's was the last section and brought everything together. Some really interesting ideas about family in this one. ( )
This book is told from 5 different pov--the four children and the mother. Only the one daughter's is told from first person. Each of the children's parts could almost be read alone. The mom's was the last section and brought everything together. Some really interesting ideas about family in this one. ( )
Fiction The layers of a disfunctional family are revealed by the four distinct voices of the siblings involved. Two sisters and their brothers grapple with the aftermath of the indifferent parenting provided for them by their self-absorbed parents. Each has developed their own unique survival tactics and they all strive to support one another. There is an unanticipated addition to the story at the end which gives readers the distance needed to separate from the fray and provides a potentially healing viewpoint for anyone struggling with family issues. If you like this book as much as I did, you may want to check out The Grown Ups. Recommended June 2015
"[A] well-crafted and cunning debut novel...a testament to the resilience of the human spirit." â??Publishers Weekly The Summer We Fell Apart by newcomer Robin Antalek is a poignant, funny, and totally engrossing novel of family disasters and sibling rivalryâ??and it marks the debut of a pitch-perfect new voice in contemporary American fiction. Antalek's tale of the trials and many tribulations of the hapless and more than a little dysfunctional Haas family recalls the work of Sue Miller and Ann Beattieâ??and is a wonderful introduction to a superb writer whose short fiction has been nominated for numerous awards, including the Glimmer Train's Family Matter's and Short-Story Award and the Bellingham Review's Tobias Wolff Award for Fict
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