A review by cootarooski
After the Parade by Lori Ostlund

5.0

I've already thought of at least five people to whom I will recommend this book, and I know the characters will stay with me for a very long time. Oslund's insight into so many different things -- an anxious child's mind, small town America, depression, abuse, hope, self-defeat, the incredible power of friendship, of love, of compassion -- amazed me from the beginning of this book to the very sad moment when I read its last word.