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16-year-old Nora goes missing on Halloween. Her male peers speculate what happened to her as they grow into adulthood. The timeline switches back and forth from their teenage years to adulthood. Powerful writing that definitely stirs up nostalgia. #MountTBR #LitsyAtoZ #LetterP #ReadingUSA2019 #Kentucky (Hannah is a professor at the University of Kentucky.)

👎🏼👎🏼Nora goes missing when she is 16 and leaves behind a group of boys from the school she attends. As the boys age they imagine what could have happened to Nora. The book is basically alternating story lines of what happened in the boys lives as youth and what they imagined Nora's life to have been after she disappeared.
It was a mediocre read for me until I got to the quote in comments and then it totally stopped working for me #53of2018

After a fun frolic with some library books I am back to tackling my #mountTBRchallenge.

Spent wisely on #SmallBusinessSaturday today at the indie bookstore near me in DC. They were offering a free tote bag with a purchase of $30 or more, so challenge accepted! The bottom two are my husband‘s and the top four are mine. And NOW I‘ll stop buying ALL OF THE BOOKS until after Christmas. 😬

I enjoyed this book and it's meditation on loss and collective imagination and male friendship. It gave me Irving vibes, probably because it's written in earnest boy voice.
It can be summarized by these two quotes from near the end:
"I can't tell if this is creepy or not,' he said....I feel like maybe that's been the problem most of my life."

"Why did we want it to end that way? Simple: because it's all we could imagine."

Lunch and a book - rice porridge with ground pork and carrots and that's pork floss on top. I'm quite liking this book about a missing girl.

Well I was planning on reading this during my younger boy's swim class but ended up helping 6yo with his homework instead.

Gosh, I really enjoyed this book! In every aspect, it is so artfully written. The story seamlessly bounces between reality and imagination, past and present. The writing is dreamy and light while packing a strong emotional punch. The narrator is an anonymous character, yet the epitome of the entire cast.

What a thoughtful glimpse of growing-up and moving-on. I'm so glad I finally pick it from my shelf. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

This book is so good! Why did it sit on my shelf so long? If you enjoyed The Trouble with Goats and Sheep or The Virgin Suicides, you would probably like this too!

Sundays, am I right?!?

Starting this one today; @mauveandrosysky you're one of only three people who have posted about this on Litsy! Your review is encouraging!!

I really liked this story and would have really enjoyed it, but I was super uncomfortable with the way she talked about both race and gender. It could have been intentional, but I still really couldn't get on board.

This complex, character-driven novel offers a fresh take on the common trope of the missing teenager, filled with plenty of Pittard‘s signature psychological insights. Often in life we don‘t get the catharsis of finding all the answers; The Fates Will Find Their Way is a meditation on this harsh truth. Told in first person plural, it has a haunting, ethereal tone similar to The Virgin Suicides.

Today doesn't suck. 😏 Beautiful day at Jenness Beach in Rye, NH! ☀️