Truth be told, I had mixed feelings about this one. ⁣
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What I liked:  I love a story that features quirky characters and an eccentric small town. Virgil Wander delivered on both fronts.  I also found the writing to be clever, and the English major in me found some of the symbolism to be surprising and creative. I love great writing, and this book was lush with it.⁣
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What wasn't for me:  I never really felt connected to the characters.  We're introduced to Virgil after his accident, and it's alluded to various times that he's become a different man afterwards. I would have loved to have known the man he was before to kind of round out his character and feel more connected to him. This was also a slow moving story, and that disconnect caused my attention to somewhat waver.
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All in all, I was a bit on the fence with this one, but loving the writing itself, I would be intrested in reading his prior book Peace Like a River. ⁣
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My rating: ⭐⭐⭐