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“A grace so ordinary there was no reason at all to remember it.”

Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger

March 11, 2023 by jomidi Leave a Comment

A librarian friend, whom I usually agree about books with, has been singing the praises of William Kent Krueger for quite a while now. Last year, based upon her recommendation I read his book The Tender Land, and didn’t much care for it. But since she has been relentless, I decided to give him another chance and read Ordinary Grace. So glad I did, as I really liked this one. The story is set in 1961 in a small town in Minnesota. Thirteen year old Frank […]

“Perhaps the most important truth I’ve learned across the whole of my life is that it’s only when I yield to the river and embrace the journey that I find peace.”

This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

February 28, 2023 by ardaigle Leave a Comment

I may be the only person on earth that didn’t like this book. I was certainly the only person in my library book club that didn’t. We went around the room giving our ratings out of five, and it was 4s and 5s all around (and one 7!) and me, with my 2. I stand by it. This book was not my jam. The first thing I’ll say in my defense was many of the people that said they loved it also said “but I […]

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Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger

May 11, 2020 by ardaigle Leave a Comment

I read this book over a month ago, so in covid time, that’s like what, 7 months ago?! When I went over to Goodreads to figure out how far behind I was in my Cannonball reviews I was like, “Oh yeeeeah. I read that!!” It was the book club pick for my local library book club, but since we didn’t meet last month (when I had read the book, Trevor Noah’s amazing Born a Crime) I figured I was off the hook this month but […]

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“A grace so ordinary there was no reason at all to remember it.”

“Perhaps the most important truth I’ve learned across the whole of my life is that it’s only when I yield to the river and embrace the journey that I find peace.”

Not So Ordinary

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