In the Unlikely Event By Judy Blume Reviewed by Miranda BoyerIn the Unlikely Event is<br /> Judy Blume's highly anticipated new novel, and only one of four aimed at an<br /> older audience in Blume's career. In the vain of Summer Sisters, this novel is told through the many eyes of a town.<br /> In the Unlikely Event takes place in<br /> the 1950s in Elizabeth New Jersey where three planes fell from the sky in less<br /> then sixty days. Pulling from the backdrop of her own experience living through<br /> these actual events, at 77 years old, Blume depicts a time when Elizabeth<br /> Taylor haircuts and A-bomb hysteria were very real.  I know that a lot of people found tracking the various<br /> characters difficult, the biggest complaint about this book, however I didn't<br /> find it to be anything new. One of my favorite books is Judy Blume's Summer<br /> Sisters and it was written in a similar fashion. I found it refreshing and<br /> ultimately unique story telling device that enriched the narrative. While the crashes are at the center of the story<br /> manipulating the lives of each character, this narrative is really a coming of<br /> age story. The reader experiences these events from three generations of<br /> families, friends, and strangers.Bulme successfully honors the real victims of these tragic<br /> events by bringing to life the facts surrounding the plane crashes in New<br /> Jersey. In the Unlikely Event is an enchanting<br /> story of life's ordinary and extraordinary events.
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