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“Call no man happy until he is dead. Herodotus.” Mr. Nancy raised a white eyebrow, and he said, “I’m not dead yet, and, mostly because I’m not dead yet, I’m happy as a clamboy.” “The Herodotus thing. It doesn’t mean that the dead are happy,” said Shadow. “It means that you can’t judge the shape of someone’s life until it’s over and done.”
All Good People Here
All Good People Here is a fast-paced thriller set in mid-west America that delivers. A young girl goes missing and the case is similar to a disappearance of another girl–from twenty years ago. Margot returns to her hometown and becomes obsessed with finding the link between the cases. Quite excellent for a debut novel. Ashley Flowers makes her first move into fiction from her long-running true-crime podcast Crime Junkie. Some readers will notice similarities in plot elements to the JonBenet Ramsey case–particularly how speculation impacted the family, the community, the investigators, and the press. This prompts the reader to consider the complicated role of journalism in justice.
Tasting Notes
Voodoo Ranger Juice Force IPA: medium body, fruit-forward, pleasantly malty, hops mild for an IPA. 4/5
All Good People Here Discussion Questions
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