We were the Mulvaneys was the first book I enjoyed this quarter. Even though there was an overwhelming amount of detail, the story line still kept my attention. The amount of detail in describing the farm, and each of the characters was my favorite part of the book. The amount of description that went in to each character gave a better understanding of them. The same goes for the farm. As for some of the other unnecesary detail, I felt the book could do without, but that is the way Oates choose to write it. I simply skipped over detail I found trivial. I am suprised I actaully enjoyed a book in the "Oprah Club".