Tin Man

Tin Man may follow the cliché story beats of tragic love between two men, but it is a story beautifully told in less than 200 pages. Author Sarah Winman connects art, grief, and lost chances in a tale steeped in melancholy. Yet, it leaves you with the comforting knowledge that peace can still be found in the memories of those who shaped our lives and made us whole. The true stars of this book, however, are not the two main characters but the women who hold their world together. Through them, I think Winman has managed to carve out a story that overcomes its predictable subject matter—it’s the female characters that make Tin Man worth reading.

4 Stars (and I’d trade a kingdom for an LGBT novel with a happily-ever-after).