Gravity Is the Thing

This book won't be for everyone. It's very quirky, written in impressionistic fragments, and requires a definite suspension of disbelief. But for me it was just about perfect - funny, wise, sad, hopeful and completely unpredictable. I don't want to spoil the plot so I will just say it's about flying, causation and coincidence, being a parent, sex (good and bad), happiness, missing children, feminism, heartbreak, and the absurdities of the self-help movement. At times it is completely bonkers. Our heroine Abi Sorenson is a wonderful guide through all of this. She's snarky but vulnerable, searching for meaning and trying to survive the daily miracles and boredom of being a single mother to a delightful, exhausting 4 year old boy. Jaclyn Moriarty is the sister of the well-known author [a:Liane Moriarty 322069 Liane Moriarty https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1459827224p2/322069.jpg], but this book reads more like [b:Where'd You Go, Bernadette 13526165 Where'd You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1338822317l/13526165.SY75.jpg 17626728] or, going much farther back, the clever puzzle books of [a:Ellen Raskin 10074 Ellen Raskin https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1215658052p2/10074.jpg] such as [b:The Westing Game 902 The Westing Game Ellen Raskin https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1356850909l/902.SX50.jpg 869832]. I don't always agree with author endorsements, but I have to agree with [a:Marian Keyes 6104 Marian Keyes https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1239296146p2/6104.jpg] who describes Gravity is the Thing as “an instant classic.”