The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler

 

Another Little Book Review

The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler

A generous, sweet, gentle novel about loss and second, third and even fourth chances. A book that I first read exactly thirty years ago. Back then I remember saying that reading Anne Tyler was like eating smooth Galaxy Chocolate, and that still holds. This is a joyous novel about mostly miserable situations. Snappy dogs, sudden deaths, flooded houses, broken limbs – but also getting to know this wonderful cast of slightly crazy characters. Everyone is slightly odd when you look long enough at what they’re doing, she tells us.