This was a delightful suprize. I will admit that I probably liked it more due to the fact that I read it during COVID19 in 2020, but the focus of the everyday happenings in a family and their friends was wonderfully normal. Worries about getting something out of the yard, getting an invite to an event, and getting along with people was a joy to read about.

The copy I had was second hand and heavily annotated. Usually I would avoid reading a book with so many annotations, but it ended up feeling like an secret buddy read with a mystery reader. They noticings were quite different than my own (and they were also quite expressive!), all of which lent to an interesting and engaging reading experience.

This is the #55 book I have read for the Shannon Reads "Those Books" Exploration, and it makes that list for being #186 on the BBC Big Read.