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A review by karaklos
Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
1.0
I’m not sure why this book has such great reviews. I disliked it greatly. The story is about two families that are neighbors. The adults are not really friends but two of their kids are best friends. A tragedy happens between the families forever changing the course of their lives.
The kids are separated for years achieving both educational and athletic success in spite of everything. The parents each experience their own crisis. Years go by with minimal, non relevant information provided. We only get to know the characters from a distance and they are very unlikeable.
The book is largely about the mundane details of their lives with a bit here and there about the event and aftermath. So much time is spent describing that a person took a shower and got dressed, drove to work, read a newspaper, made pork chops....mind numbingly dull. It’s a really depressing book. The last few pages basically say “hey look around...life isn’t so bad after all”. It’s a difficult message to accept after the terrible events.
The kids are separated for years achieving both educational and athletic success in spite of everything. The parents each experience their own crisis. Years go by with minimal, non relevant information provided. We only get to know the characters from a distance and they are very unlikeable.
The book is largely about the mundane details of their lives with a bit here and there about the event and aftermath. So much time is spent describing that a person took a shower and got dressed, drove to work, read a newspaper, made pork chops....mind numbingly dull. It’s a really depressing book. The last few pages basically say “hey look around...life isn’t so bad after all”. It’s a difficult message to accept after the terrible events.