68 - Truth and Beauty, by Ann Patchett, 257 pages, Harper Collins, 2004
WHY I PICKED IT: I loved Bel Canto, so I wanted to read more by Ann Patchett
ELAPSED TIME: 4 days.
RATING: Very Good
Ann Patchett has an amazing voice as a writer, and the story of her friendship with Lucy Grealy is warm and engaging... for the first three quarters of the book. That she calls herself the Ant and Lucy the Grasshopper is interesting - a recognition that Lucy is bright wherein she is the worker... but the friendship works. The final portion of the book is gut wrenching ... but not altogether unsurprising. Definitely a worthwhile read. I'll see out the rest of Ann's books.
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