mx duck's books reviewed Population: 485 by Michael Perry
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5 stars
There was a sense of familiarity, as Perry writes about the town he grew up in - the same town he returned to - and the people who live there. I came from a smallish town - 10 times the size of New Auburn - but the coziness of it all is similar to what I remember growing up, and to what my husband relays about his small-town life.
The characters in the book seem almost too good to be real. It would be a good work of fiction; it's even better that it's not.
Just a warning - bring a box of tissues for the end.
