American Crow by Ryan Burruss
Counterpoint (October 6, 2026)
Reviewed by Janelle Janson
American Crow was such an interesting read, even if it didn’t completely hold me all the way through.
Set in 1952 in Brookshire, Maryland, the story follows a newly built suburb full of World War II veterans and their families. On the surface, it’s the postwar American dream: new houses, families, stability, and a chance to start over. Underneath all of that are people carrying trauma, anger, nightmares, violence, and things they’d much rather keep buried.Continue Reading
