#30: Run

I recently started reading Ann Patchett's books as a suggestion from Lindsey.  I really liked the first 2 I read, but Run, just didn't do it for me.  It was an okay story about 2 boys, Tip and Teddy, who were adopted by the Mayor.  There was a back story of a statue that looks like their adopted mother Bernadette, who died when they were young.  The main story starts when they are leaving a political speech and Tip almost gets hit by a car.  A woman knocks him out of the way and she gets hit instead.  This leaves the woman's daughter with nowhere to go, but home with the Mayor and his family.

It was an interesting enough story, there were just some things that were hard to understand.  I didn't feel like any of the characters really showed much emotion during the story.  There were a few tears from the girl, and some mention of sadness and guilt, but there was so much more that could have been felt by the readers.

I am excited to finally get to read Bel Canto soon.  I hope this will be another book I love by Patchett.

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