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If you’re like me and you love a coming-of-age set in a small community, the novel is definitely a win-win for your book club. There is plenty to discuss about Ordinary Graceand it’s also a fairly fast-paced story that will have you turning pages. I truly loved this book and will probably reread it in the future (not something I do often). These two contrasts make this both a feel-good story and a serious book club read. Still, when tragedy strikes the small town of New Bremen, prejudices, struggles with faith, and questions about justice surface. The novel is set in 1961 and offers that more innocent feel of America when kids roamed the community freely and times seemed simpler. In Ordinary Grace, the narrator is male and the father figure is a preacher instead of a lawyer, but the same grappling with injustice and tragedy is present. Ordinary Grace reminded me of To Kill A Mockingbird. While This Tender Land reminded me of Peace Like a River (both great books you should read if you haven’t!). It’s a coming-of-age story for Frank Drum and his younger brother, Jake, as they witness the adults in their lives respond to tragedy and try to process their own feelings. It’s a story about a community that fractures when tragedy strikes, but ultimately finds redemption. Just like This Tender Land, Ordinary Grace has a young male narrator, but Ordinary Grace differs in that it isn’t an adventure story. Like many of you, my TBR list is quiet long.Īfter reading This Tender Landby William Kent Krueger earlier this year, I moved Ordinary Grace up that list and I’m so glad I did. Ordinary Graceby William Kent Krueger has been floating around as a potential read for me for some time. Ordinary Grace Book Club Questions and Food Ideas