A Spool of Blue Thread

[alobear]

I seem to be struggling with Anne Tyler at the moment...
I gave A Spool of Blue Thread a try but didn't get very far.
The opening chapter is one quite confusing conversation and then almost 50 pages of summary, skimming over about ten years in the history of a particular family.
I didn't connect with any of the characters and wasn't interested enough in their story to want to carry on.

Comments

I liked it,

[chicating]

but the fact that I can't tell you why right now, might kind of prove your point.
It hit the spot at the time, I guess.
I kind of hate that a person can get famous enough that they can make the same thing again and again and people act as though it's new.