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Review of Eleanor


I finished reading Eleanor by Jason Gurley last night. I have been finding myself thinking about it all day. Honestly, when I closed the book after reading the final page I wasn't really sure what my thoughts were. I kind of still feel that way. I'm not saying that this was a bad book because it wasn't. Not at all. I enjoyed the story, it truly is well crafted. I also enjoyed the characters and how the novel ties the whole family together. The fantasy element of the book was so trippy though that I am sure I will still be thinking about this one for weeks.

Eleanor is a story that crosses generations within the same family. It starts off with the story of Eleanor who is the grandmother of the main character. We then get a bit of the story about the mother, Agnes and then the story of Eleanor as a teenager. Eleanor has had very difficult life as has the rest of her family. One day she walks through a doorway and finds herself somewhere unfamiliar. She also finds that when she gets back she has lost time. This keeps happening until she gets to the bottom of what is happening and works to fix it. This is a story that covers depression and fate and throws it into a truly unique narrative.

If you want to check this book out for yourself, you can find out more information here from the publisher.

I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.

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