Remembering Laughter

I have read a few of Wallace Stegner‘s later novels, and was looking forward to “Remembering Laughter,“ his first work. This book shows a hint at what Stegner developed into an art; getting into people's thoughts, but never actually delivers. I really didnt enjoy this book on any level and wouldn't have finished it if it weren't an audiobook and also by Stegner.

I have loved everything I have read of Wallace Stegner in the past and I loved this book, too. Stegner is a master of bittersweet stories. In Remembering Laughter, Stegner tells the terrible story of a husband and his wife and the wife's sister. It is a story of missteps and the resultant misery small missteps can create for a lifetime. Beautiful writing.