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Ordinary Grace

William Kent Krueger

Start date: June 1, 2013

Finish date: June 30, 2013

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Jul 11, 2015 Melanie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Yay! 5 stars! I was drawn into this story right away and my feelings never changed. It is a wonderful, but sad, coming of age story narrated 40 or so years after the events take place. I especially liked the character of Gus. I felt right there in the town of New Bremen, MN with everyone. Here are some some memorable lines:

"How could I possibly explain my silence, my complicity in his escape, things I really didn't understand myself? My heart had simply directed me in a way that my head couldn' ...more

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Aug 29, 2016 DeAnn rated it it was amazing

I simply loved this book. Krueger does a fabulous job of describing the small town in Minnesota and a particularly rough summer for the main character's family. The writing is lyrical and I took my time reading it. Frank is a great 14-year-old narrator. Highly recommended. ...more

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Aug 03, 2015 Tricia Douglas rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mystery-suspense, family

Krueger is one of my favorite authors. His writing is beautiful, his story-lines are creative, and his characters are detailed and inventive. This story is told by fiftyish year old Frank who relates the year when he was 13. He's living in the small town of New Bremen, Minnesota when a young boy has died on the railroad tracks. Accepted as an accident that is where the story begins. Simple for a simple town. But that's where the story becomes more complicated. Frank describes his year as one whe ...more

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Feb 11, 2014 Nancy rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2014-books

"It took me awhile to get into this book and I almost gave up on it. I'm so glad I didn't. By the middle of the book I couldn't put it down and it turned out to be an emotional and satisfying book for me. There is a mystery to be solved but I feel the story is more about feelings and human reaction to hard times. I had the mystery worked out before it was revealed but that did not distract from the book." ...more

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