Monday, February 16, 2026

Book Review: Some Bright Nowhere

 

Ann Packer's The Children's Crusade was one of my all time favorites so I had high hopes for this one.  Unfortunately, itrwas a disappointment. 

The plot was a long time married couple in the last months of the wife's life. The wife makes an unconventional request and the husband's attempt to honor it leads to a bizarre dynamic between her friends and family fighting over her last days.

Mostly, the story is dull, full of long-winded dialogue and errands that don't go anywhere. 

Also, the narrator is male and his attempt to voice dialogue for a primarily female cast comes off mocking, as if they are drag queens. 

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