did I read this book too quickly? because anne patchett is an amazing author and I simply couldn't find one character to care about in this multi-sibling / step sibling / blended family saga that goes on long enough that everyone gets their share of disappointment. and maybe that's my 2 pronged problem with the book: too many characters (who I really need to hear about the two sons and two daughter-in-laws of a sibling's husband's first marriage? and this sibling is one of 6) and too much sadness (betrayal, cancer, addiction...)