A Scattered Life

Karen McQuestion put out an amazing book in "A Scattered Life." The details she pays to narration of the characters and their surrounding are a few of the things I liked about her writing still. Most importantly, the story was fantastic. Without giving away anything regarding the story, I'll just say this is an amazing book that I highly recommend.

I bought this book for an upcoming beach vacation and I was disappointed with it. I didn't end up ever liking the characters much, didn't care what would happen to them in the end and some of the dialog was laughable. I really had a hard time relating to why they were so miserable.

Great book! I cried at the end.

My introduction to Karen McQuestions was her most recent book, "Hello Love," which I thoroughly enjoyed. Through our local library system I acquired "A Scatterede Life," which, while written earlier, is a book of wonderful insight. Told through three female characters, Skyla, marrried with a daughter on whom she dotes, a woman who has put down roots for far longer than her earlier life might have indicated she ever would; Audery, Skyla's mother- in-law, a controlling woman who no longer finds the satisfaction in husband and family she once did, for they seem to just take her for granted; and Roxanne, a woman who relishes being a mother, loves caring for her children especially when they are babies, continues to love them as they grow but is always looking to becoming pregnant again, set on having twelve children one day, lamenting that at five kids, she's fallen short. These are very intriguing women, and the author develops them fully as her story plays out over a period of time in a small Wisconsin town. I hated seeing the story come to an end, and an almost shattering ending it reaches. There is such a vividness in the author's description of home, the belongings of home, the workplace Skyla finds some satisfaction in, and the path Skyla and Audrey in particular travel as they come to understand and appreciate one another so much more fully. This is a book I'd like a copy of to share with friends. And Karen McQuestion, I anxiously look forward to what comes next. You're an enormously talented and gifted writer, Karen!

The person I bought the book for is a big McQuestion fan and she loved the book so it must be good

This book was a delightful read. Spoiler alert: I cried through the last couple of chapters. A story of our views of ourselves vs. how others see us. A book of friendship. It will make you pick up the phone to call the people you love. Definitely recommend. I read it in 2 sittings.

Pleasant enough tale but takes forever to get going...if you're not the type to put up with a slow start best pass this one by...