I Know This Much is True

This book really stuck with me

Jarring at the very beginning of the book. I really enjoyed this book.

I cannot believe I finished this one. 897 pages of first person (which is not my favorite style of writing). I will admit I was hooked by page 100, and by page 500 I still wanted to hang in there and read the ending. The author weaves a grandfather's memoir into the second half of the book and this really adds depth to the story. It is tragic in many ways, but also presents mental illness (and psychotherapy) in a way that is sympathetic and easy to understand. I'm glad I read it, but not rating it too high because frankly its just too damn long. Author is (obviously) not economical with words so you end up with a story told in over 800 pages but probably would have been better if it was told more succinctly in 500 pages or less.

LOVED THIS BOOK. COULD READ OVER AND OVER. FLAWED, BUT LOVED CHARACTERS!