I read this because it's the Anchorage Reads book for February, 2013.

Parts of it are really bleak--like [b:Caribou Island|8584946|Caribou Island|David Vann|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1279214042s/8584946.jpg|13454259] bleak--and parts of it are rather sweet. It's interesting to me that only part of it seems to stick in most people's minds. Multiple people have said "You really have to read this, it's a sweet story." They never warn you that it's also heart wrenchingly sad.

I feel like I should make an effort to attend a book discussion, now that I've read it. It left me feeling really unsatisfied, but I wonder if that's on me, not on the book.