A review by abookishtype
The Operator by Gretchen Berg

funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

In the early decades of telephone service, switchboard operators would literally connect callers with phone plugs. For people like Vivian Dalton, the protagonist of Gretchen Berg’s delicious portrait of small-town life The Operator, the opportunities to eavesdrop on all her neighbors are an irresistible perk of the job. Well, listening in is irresistible until Vivian is struck by the kryptonite of all eavesdroppers: she hears a terrible secret that could ruin her life if it got out. And in a small town like Wooster, Ohio, in 1952, the secret is bound to get out...

Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type.