We get a good sense of the town’s variety and interconnectedness, though the shifts in perspective can be disorienting. We meet a wide range of people who make up Miri’s world: her mother, Rusty her grandmother, Irene her best friend, Natalie her uncle, Henry an ambitious stewardess an aspiring dancer a housekeeper whose son is a pilot the lonely Mrs. Set in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in the 1950s, the story is told from the perspective of teenage Miri. In the Unlikely Event is suffused with Blume’s regard for young people. We respond to her because we sense her affection for and sympathy with teenagers and the challenges they face. Her clear worldview teaches us that growing up is complex but achievable. Somehow, delicately, Blume reaches in to offer reassurance. They’re feeling embarrassed and awkward, intimidated and oversensitive. Luckily for me, I thoroughly enjoyed Blume’s latest novel, In the Unlikely Event.īlume’s talent as a writer is the powerful emotional bond she forges with readers, many of whom are kids just beginning the climb to adulthood. Criticizing her writing would be like complaining about your grandmother’s cooking. You don’t see her often, but you know you can trust her with your secrets. If you were ever a teenager, you think of her as something like a wise aunt.
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