Cold Sassy Tree

Olive Ann Burns, 1984

Date Read: 12/23/23

As we would say in fanfiction, this novel has some period appropriate racism and sexism which of course I don't enjoy reading, but one character does call out the racism so there is that.

There is a lot of dying in this novel. The main character has reached that age when grandparents start passing away. For me, I was like 17-21 and lost all but one of them.

I think this is supposed to be about growing up in a small town. I grew up in a small town, but this is the kind where everybody knows each other's businesses and is involved in each other's lives. Thankfully the one I grew up in wasn't like that lol

Overall, it was a good novel. I would say it is up there with other small town novels like To Kill a Mockingbird.

Length: 391 pages in paperback

Rereadbility: I will likely reread this, and also the sequel

Classic: Yes!