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A review by michellekmartin
Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny
5.0
What a wonderful, warm, charming story. The premise of this book - woman moves to a small town and gets to know a cast of quirky characters - could easily come off as a caricature of small-town life or ridiculous with it's humor. But Heiny manages to avoid all that and writes a wonderfully light story full of depth.
This book is quietly funny and full of so many lovable (and unlovable) characters. What I loved most was Heiny's ability to write about the mundaneness of everyday life in such a fascinating and tender way. It's the same reason I absolutely loved Monogamy by Sue Miller. Nothing 'big' happens in this book but we get to follow along over the course of a few decades as the characters get to know each other and form a family of their own.
I loved the music references, the quirky characters (there were, at moments, shades of Gilmore Girls evident in this one!), the small-town charm, the humor and the beautiful way that Heiny shared this story.
This book is quietly funny and full of so many lovable (and unlovable) characters. What I loved most was Heiny's ability to write about the mundaneness of everyday life in such a fascinating and tender way. It's the same reason I absolutely loved Monogamy by Sue Miller. Nothing 'big' happens in this book but we get to follow along over the course of a few decades as the characters get to know each other and form a family of their own.
I loved the music references, the quirky characters (there were, at moments, shades of Gilmore Girls evident in this one!), the small-town charm, the humor and the beautiful way that Heiny shared this story.