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Dec 15, 2016Amy_MarkhamPL rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I'm a bit surprised this book hasn't received more attention. An elderly woman, suffering through the early stages of dementia, purposely sends herself over Thunder Bay's Kakabeka Falls (the "Niagara of the North") in a whiskey barrel and miraculously survives. Her "drop, bang, flip" is recorded, uploaded to youtube, and goes viral. The family gathers, as families do. The family fights, as families do. Each character is believable, fully realized, relatable, and experiencing some sort of personal crisis. Their struggles are both timeless and contemporary. We're All in This Together is an exciting debut novel from a hugely talented young writer. It's reminiscent of Franzen's The Corrections and well-crafted tv dramedies like Six Feet Under.