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A review by mhinnen
The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella
4.0
Perfect end-of-summer beach read. I bought and read this for a book group meeting with the author but wasn't able to finish it in time. I so wish I had made it work because I would love to meet the author of this incredibly sweet book.
Jack is in his early 50s, never married, and running his family's restaurant in a small beach town. We get to know the lives and characters who are in and out of his life. None of his family is alive anymore and he is well-loved by the people in the community, his staff, and others who become like family to him. He's just a "good guy" who is looking forward to retiring even though he can't imagine what life will be like without the restaurant to absorb his every waking moment.
Like all beach towns, there is a sense of resistance and resignation to the obscene corporate development that is changing the unique charming vibe for locals and tourists.
The book follows a year in Jack's life, season by season. I'd love to read the next chapter of his story.
Jack is in his early 50s, never married, and running his family's restaurant in a small beach town. We get to know the lives and characters who are in and out of his life. None of his family is alive anymore and he is well-loved by the people in the community, his staff, and others who become like family to him. He's just a "good guy" who is looking forward to retiring even though he can't imagine what life will be like without the restaurant to absorb his every waking moment.
Like all beach towns, there is a sense of resistance and resignation to the obscene corporate development that is changing the unique charming vibe for locals and tourists.
The book follows a year in Jack's life, season by season. I'd love to read the next chapter of his story.