“The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise” is a lovely little story of two women, both at perhaps their lowest moments, slowly building a bond that helps reinvigorate their lives. They are certainly an odd couple, except that they start to recognize some (unfortunately universal) truths in the experiences that they, as women, share. And while this relationship is what provides the backdrop for the novel, in the foreground is an, at times, madcap road trip tale complete with narrow escapes from the law, evil mobsters, hot young drivers, etc. I’m sure the naming similarities with another road trip story of two women on the run are intentional.
I don’t think this is the sort of book that is going to stick with me, but it was a very sweet diversion while it lasted.
Three words that describe this book: friendship, adventure, sweet
You might want to pick this book up if: you want to see how there exist forces that can draw us together.
-Xander
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