The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken

Friday, Feb. 24, 2023--San Antonio

I gave up on this book, The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken, after reading 60% of it.  I understood the concept of the novel--an adult author in sorrow from the loss of her mother remembering all she could to write a memoir of the experiences she had shared with the mother.  That all becomes obvious quickly.  By 60% of the way through, there were still just more mundane stories:  the mother had a small, wide foot and had trouble with footwear, the mother was not concerned about being on time except when going to the theater, the mother refused to let pain keep her from walking and lived another 7 years or so (after having had surgery) after it looked as if she would never walk again but she did, etc.  I just couldn't enjoy the book further.  It is well written, but boring.  I gave the book 3 stars out of 5 which seemed generous since there was nothing about it that grabbed my interest.