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This book intertwines the POVs of the five Haddesley siblings, latest in a family that has an ancient compact with a bog, in which they give the bog the body of their patriarch and it gives them a wife for the new patriarch. I absolutely loved it. Magrat isn‘t a huge fan of being used as a book rest, but it didn‘t scare her off my lap.

“Her siblings were not… just the same as they had been ten years ago. They were worse. They had spent the decade of her absence growing around one another like roots in the same crowded patch of earth, contorting themselves so everyone could fit.”

Are we completely sure this was written by Kevin Wilson? It lacks the humor and the wittiness and weirdness we know him for. It really doesn‘t feel like him at all. But maybe he was trying something different?

I did enjoy it, I thought it was an interesting story. It just wasn‘t what I expected at all. And the ending felt abrupt, like the book was unfinished.

Oh well, hopefully he‘ll return to his old style with the next book.

This was so disappointing. A bunch of siblings goes on a roadtrip in search of their father, who left them all with a different mother. The characters aren‘t worked out at all, nor is the father or are his reasons for leaving them all. Nor, for that matter, is the roadtrip across the US.

Kevin Wilson did much better in Nothing to See Here.

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I listened to this bit by bit on a series of drives across Ohio and Michigan with my family. On a road trip is a great way to listen to Kevin Wilson (this is our third), and the premise of this one in particular fits road trip listening well. Wilson's characters are so immediately engrossing, all of us were engaged, alternately moved and laughing as Wilson led us through the complicated nature of "family," via Marin Ireland's narration.

I read this last week and have just dragged my feet on reviewing it. There‘s some genuinely funny lines and I like the characters, but I expect something special from KW and this is not. I‘ve read this book before and he‘s usually so fresh and new. Plus, the ending is pat and not fully developed.

I love Wilson‘s dysfunctional family stories. This one has newly discovered siblings on a cross country road trip trying to track down their absent father. It‘s amusing and odd and just what I‘ve come to expect and appreciate about Wilson‘s characters. Loved the audiobook.

I enjoy Kevin Wilson. He does such a good job with quirky characters. While this one doesn‘t replace Nothing to See Here as my favorite, I liked it a lot. In this one, a set of half-siblings who don‘t know each other go on a road trip to find their father. It was especially interesting to see how the dad changed in every family and how that influenced who the kids became.

This one was so good! It may be one of my favorites of the year! Its about siblings that didn‘t know each other existed and they all embark on a road trip to find and confront their dad. The wit and humor was perfect. It was an easy read but still had a lot of heart.

Started this one on my lunch break. I can already tell that I‘m going to like it!