A review by gemmadee
One Bird's Choice by Iain Reid

4.0

One Bird’s Choice is about moving back home for a year of semi-employment to regroup when the writing thing wasn’t really working out. Unlike many millennials, Reid is old enough to be embarrassed about living with his parents, so he can see the humor in the situation, and because he’s a good writer, he doesn’t spare himself at all. He can admit to playing to win in a hockey game against third graders, playing the role of village idiot at Christmas (“How are things at NASA? Did you know Iain is really good at whistling?) and the segment about horror movies and the spooky noise had me tormenting my family with, “Wait, you have to hear this.” Seriously, you should read the book just for this story. One Bird’s Choice reads like a series of anecdotes, the sort of stories you tell over drinks after dinner as you’re getting to know someone. It’s hard to pull off this kind of storytelling, but fortunately Reid can do more than just whistle.