I found this novella about a family taking an uncomfortable road trip to be quite moving. Each member of this particular family is struggling with something that would, in fact, be worth crying about - Riley has to tell his family some terrible news: Otis is terrified of everything; Alex just wants to be acknowledged and supported. Each character takes their own journey during the novella's pages, and I thought the author did a fantastic job of bringing each to life. I enjoyed the reading of this very much, and will definitely read more by this author. ( )

Interesting story about a family consisting of a father who has lost a leg to bone cancer, a mother who has taken a sabbatical from the family to study creative writing, a stereotypical mother-in-law, a transgender 16 yr old, and a 6 year old child prodigy on the violin. There was so much to each of the characters, that I wish it had been a novel rather than a novella. ( )