The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: A Novel

I liked the book. I appreciate how each character was developed, had their own story, and then connected to other characters. I especially liked rhetorical ending.

I enjoyed this book. Gave me all the feels happy, sad, proud, funny.

I was about 97% through this book when my library loan frustratingly expired. I listened to this one on audio. The reader was pretty amazing with the various Jewish and African American voices. I did find the plot a bit disjointed. Started out as a book about the community of Jews, then seemed to turn into a different book when shifting on the rescue of a little boy. The grocery store was just a backdrop, with one key plot point occurring there. Otherwise, not a centering gathering spot. I wanted to like this book. Just didn’t really enjoy it. Had to read it for book club.

I wanted to get into this but I couldn’t get past the run-on sentences and the lengthy origin stories of every single person the author introduces us to.

Wonderful read. I loved this even more than Deacon King Kong!