Book Review: The Whole
Town
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group – Random House
This book spans the happenings in a small town over a
hundred years. While it may sound like a boring history lesson, it is anything
but. Elmwood Springs is a town in Missouri
founded by Swedish immigrant Lordor Nordstrom. The book starts with him
founding the town and then sending away for a mail order bride.
Every character in this book is fleshed out really well. I
felt almost as if I knew them by the end of the book. They were good people,
flawed, but came together as a community of people that loved one another.
Well, some of them more than others. It’s a testament to Flagg’s writing that
the characters have so much life to them.
I don’t want to spoil a key part of the book but I do want
to say that it really made me think about life and what you would do if you had
just one more moment to talk to that special someone or best friend.
The chapters are short which makes the book go by really
quickly. I enjoyed how the story was told from many different points of view
and yet remained cohesive. The historical events that were mixed through out
reminded me of a few things that I had forgotten.
I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a light
hearted yet thoughtful read. It’s a book that I will come back to whenever I
need that feel good feeling.
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley.com in
exchange for an honest review.
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