Lynnie 
contemporary fiction
I really enjoyed Steven Rowley's book, The Guncle, so I was glad to see another novel by him at the library. The Celebrants is a completely different type of novel and the book's
description as "The Big Chill for our times" is not far off. A group of
college friends' bond gets even stronger after the death of one of their friends and they make a
pact that brings them back to one another in times of need.
The book is entirely about the characters, so if you need action and plot, this may not be the book for you. Is there a plot? Yes, but the plot is the characters and how they change and grow (or don't) through the years, and how their relationships with one another and with everyone else in their lives similarly change.
Thankfully, I enjoyed all of this quite a bit because characters make or break a book for me, and the celebrants are a wonderful group to spend time with. Through their ups and downs, there were several times that characters reminded me of people in my own life. The Celebrants is a reminder that life moves on, and that it will always be easier if you keep the people you love by your side when it does.
The book is entirely about the characters, so if you need action and plot, this may not be the book for you. Is there a plot? Yes, but the plot is the characters and how they change and grow (or don't) through the years, and how their relationships with one another and with everyone else in their lives similarly change.
Thankfully, I enjoyed all of this quite a bit because characters make or break a book for me, and the celebrants are a wonderful group to spend time with. Through their ups and downs, there were several times that characters reminded me of people in my own life. The Celebrants is a reminder that life moves on, and that it will always be easier if you keep the people you love by your side when it does.
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