A review by therainbowshelf
Go as a River by Shelley Read

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Our library picked this as it's big community read, so I gave it a try. It's really well written and interesting, for sure. Beautiful prose, deep explorations of grief, women's issues, and displacement, and a Colorado setting make this book really shine. It did have the parade of painful tragedies that make me hate historic fiction. I didn’t feel that the ableism surrounding the uncle was warranted or served a purpose in this narrative. I loved hearing from the author during an author presentation at the library. She's wonderful.
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