A review by sarenasbookadventures
Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart

3.0

Not quite sure what to think about this one. Our Country Friends is a novel about a group of people who gather in upstate New York to wait out the COVID-19 pandemic. Each person in this story is distinct, harboring their own unique characteristics. It brought back memories of meeting family outside, socially distanced and wearing masks. It stirred up feelings of grief for the loved ones lost to COVID. But I’m not quite sure I liked it all that much. I have no doubt that Shteyngart is a phenomenal writer but I just did not vibe with this book.