Chronicles of a Radical Hag with Recipes: A Novel

This book started out pretty much just as I was hoping. It had all the references to Minnesota things, it was witty, and I wanted to know what was going to happen. I was hooked.

I really enjoyed how Landvik makes Haze Evans the book's main character, even though she's in a coma. Through flashbacks of Haze's and her newspaper columns, you really get to know and love this woman who has spent most of her life writing for the local paper.

What I didn't love was how the book jumps between characters, without giving the reader much of any warning. You might be reading a chapter in Haze's voice, then suddenly you're in someone else's head, and you're not exactly sure whose for a few sentences or so. It was a bit confusing and pulled me out of the story several times.

Also, I wasn't in love with the last 1/3 or so of the story. While I'm all for a warm feel-good read, this was soooo syrupy sweet.

Full review: http://www.literaryquicksand.com/2019/09/review-chronicles-of-a-radical-hag/