A review by skylars_shelf
All Over Creation by Ruth Ozeki

5.0

Once again, Ozeki weaves together themes so disparate that no other author could. All Over Creation explores the duties of motherhood and fatherhood, the monotony and scandal of small-town living, the dangers of genetic engineering and monoculture, the economic hardships faced by small American farms, the pervasiveness of alcohol abuse, and the persistence of a family throughout the years. No character is perfect and every character is utterly lovable. Though Yumi narrates, the book provides a window to the inner world of several other characters. The words they leave unspoken to one another escalate the heartache of this book to another level. In a sense, it's a happy ending for Yumi and her family; though their relationships are still splintered, there is a movement towards reconciliation.