The Antidote

A book about the dust bowl, the Great Depression, the New Deal, and wrongs done to Native Americans?  This sounded underwhelming and boring to me but I’d read Karen Russell before and had faith regardless.

Upon finishing this book and shelving it in a place of honor amongst the grand masters of literature, I can hardly see for the tears in my eyes.  Tears of joy and sorrow fighting each other for space.  I’m absolutely blown away by this book’s magnificence.  This is Babe Ruth pointing at the fence and going yard or Jimmy Hendrix shredding his guitar at Woodstock - a rating scale demolishing masterpiece.

Thank you Karen Russell for enriching my life.  Unforgettable.