My Amazon and Goodreads review of Commonwealth by Ann Patchett (Rated 5): A Lumpily “Blended” Family – Ann Patchett writes a multi-layered story about a lumpily “blended” family, who inspire a book and movie about them, both with the same title as the author’s ingenious and complex tale. Moving effortlessly through time and seamlessly across characters, the book honestly portrays the frequent challenges and rarer benefits for the six children of two disrupted marriages. Patchett displays strong narrative skills, finding the humor in tragedy and vice versa.
