Ways of Going Home - A Heartwarming Novel About Family and Belonging | Perfect for Book Clubs, Gifts, and Personal Reading

I'm not sure how I even heard of this novella but Alejandro Zambra, but it was definitely an interesting piece.Going home... to a warm bed, nice people, and homemade dinner:- I loved the blurred lines of author, narrator/writer, and character. It's the quintessential question that good fiction should bring up: what is true and what is not?- I appreciate the length- I think that people may complain about the lack of depth in the characters or plot, but one must remember that it is a novella. Zambra tells us what we need to know- a sort of trust is necessary when dealing with shorter works.- It's story about going home- when do we need to, how do we get there, and most importantly, what does staying entail (physically and mentally)?- It's also a story about a break up, on two levels (both in real life and in the book he writes; in a way it is just one, though). It isn't a highly emotional break up with pages of laments, but instead one that is hauntingly sad and simplistically complicated.Going Home... to your friend's couch, ramen, and a cat who hates you:- I had hoped for a little more of Chilean history to matter, to impact. I felt like it was set up in the beginning to be more of a force, but it really hung in the background.- I thought some of the tie-ins and connections towards the end were a little sloppy.I thought this was a quick, interesting read, but, to be honest, I'd wait until it comes into paperback- the price is pretty steep for what it is.