A review by kickpleat
The Truth about Luck by Iain Reid

3.0

A 28 year old freelance writer decides to give his grandma the gift of time - a road trip from her home in Ottawa to his in Kingston, Ontario. There isn't much to do but talk and reminisce. It starts off slow and a bit rough. Reid is such a guy with an old car, a dirty house and a mattress on the floor instead of a bed. He's sweet to his grandma but for the first half of the book, he's just internally apologizing for his life. The second half of the book grandma talks and tells stories of her life, previous unknown to her grandson and that's where the life of this book lies. It's sweet, sincere and earnest but a little wobbly too.