After all the fast-paced or deeply inspiring books I’ve been reading lately, Labor Day was a return to typical fiction for me. And while I read it really quickly, and for the most part liked it, I can’t say I loved it.
I thought the overall plot was a bit contrived. But the characters were wonderful. To me they were real in so many ways and I felt so sorry for them even as I related to bits and pieces of them. As a mom to two boys, I also thought a lot about what it means to raise boys.
I hadn’t read a book by Joyce Maynard before and there’s one more in my queue. I do like her enough to try another one but not right away.
This is beautiful…..