Book description
Astrid Jones copes with her small town's gossip and narrow-mindedness by sending love to the passengers in the airplanes flying overhead. Maybe they'll know what to do with it. Maybe it'll make them happy. Maybe they'll need it. Her mother doesn't want it, her father's always stoned, her perfect sister's…
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1 author picked Ask the Passengers as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The book follows the story of Astrid, a closeted lesbian living in a small town.
Originally from New York City, she feels a disconnect between herself and the people around her, even her best friends. The only people she can be open with are the passengers of the planes that fly above her house. She imagines their lives and sends out her deepest thoughts to them.
The whimsical premise is what originally drew me to the story, but what I ended up loving about it was the complexities of Astrid’s relationships with her friends and family. Her parents, being active…
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