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The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz
3.0

Thank you NetGalley and Celadon for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

The Latecomer is about a Jewish couple who meet after a traumatic accident and the family they build. It is written in three different parts... the parents, the triplets, and the latecomer's. The story is a tad wordy and I don't believe it needed to be as long as it was but I enjoyed following the Oppenheimer family. The characters were hardly likeable but I believe it added to the book. There are definitely layers that I would have loved to explore if I didn't feel so overwhelmed. Pick this one up if you are into family drama and dysfunctionality.