![]() ![]() On a personal note, I have worked in a place that enables me to say everything Rosemary’s brother says is absolutely and unfortunately true. What do a chimp, a college student, and the burnt out remnants of an animal laboratory have in common In author Karen Joy Fowler’s evocative and insightful novel We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, this seemingly bizarre question is eloquently answered. These are well-meaning people with quintessentially human emotions, both good and bad.Īs you learn the story of this family, you also are presented with the narrator Rosemary’s thoughts about science, language, memory, and of course, family.Įvaluation: This book affected me deeply, and would make an excellent choice for book clubs, because you will want to talk about it afterward. But this is a not a family situation that will alienate you. The New York Times Book Review - Barbara Kingsolver. At it’s basis, it’s a story about family: what comprises family, and what constitutes dysfunction in a family. It’s smart, poignant, and incredibly thought-provoking. This book won the 2014 PEN/Faulkner Award, made the short list for the 2014 Man Booker Prize, and was named a Best of 2013 pick by a number of periodicals. ![]() As the plot unfolds, you find out why they did so. This is a wonderful book about which I can say hardly anything, because it would be spoilery, although I can say that at the very beginning of the story, you learn that two of narrator’s siblings have left home. ![]()
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