Small Mercies : A Novel

from cherybear

The overall arc is about a family dealing with the death of a son (brother, and husband) in the World Trade Center bombings. It only covers one week ten years later, but with many, many flashbacks. I came to care about the characters, even though they are all too human. I was angrier with some th...

from Beamis12

The Amandola family of Staten Island, mother and father Gina and Michael and three sons, Frank, Peter and the late Michael, still trying to get over his death ten years later, a firefighter, who died in the south tower during 9/11. A family that has all the problems regular families have, a famil...

from muddyboy

This is the story of a troubled family with three sons. The story is told through a series of flashbacks as well as during their adult lives. The central focal point is that one of the sons, Bobby, suffers an untimely death and the families' struggle to come to terms with this. However, the book ...

from JudithDCollins

A special thank you to PENGUIN GROUP Viking and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. SMALL MERCIES, a powerful, absorbing, and emotional rich debut by talented Eddie Joyce, a psychological account offamily, tragedy, sorrow, loss and love. Told from different POVs, an Italian-Iri...

from Cherylk

I really liked this book. I felt like I got to know who Bobby was through all of the different people's points of views. Yet as much as I liked this book I did not get so connected to them that I became emotional. Which can sometimes happen with a story. Not to say that this factor took away from...