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Good Company by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
3.0

After being happily married for twenty years, Flora is shocked when she stumbles across evidence that her husband Julian had an affair a decade ago. With their daughter about to leave for college, Flora begins to question everything about their marriage. Meanwhile, Flora's best friend Margot, a famous actress, begins to question her life decisions as well.

I couldn't stand Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney's previous novel, The Nest, so I wouldn't have touched this one except it was the Read with Jenna book club pick in April. Good Company hits on all the middle-life crisis issues: marriage, parenthood, adultery, success, and the what-ifs of life, without giving any of the topics proper depth. I thought the story found its groove when discussing the backstories, but, in general, it all felt so unsatisfactory, especially the ending.