AJ L. (pyrajane) reviewed on 12/1/2005 + 69 more book reviews

I love Letts characters! Where the Heart Is is one of my favorite books. (The movie is great too, but the book is so much better.) She has the ability to create these people who are so real and who I wish were in my life. I poured through this book in one sitting, staying up until almost 4 AM so I could finish. She overlaps the lives of four main characters, showing their heartbreak and hopes as they navigate through life. All of them are broken in some way, but even in the darkness, they still are able to grab on to something and keep going. The supporting cast is at times hilarious and heartbreaking. I loved the themes and the ending. I'm not usually one for a pretty ending tied up with a nice bow, and that's not exactly what Letts does here, but it is satisfying and I feel like everything's going to be all right down at the Honk and Holler. This is one of those books where the characters are going to live inside my head for a long time and I'm going to wonder what's happening to them now.

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