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I would rate this 3.75 stars but I relate more to the one star reviews, given the ending. It read like realism throughout then it became extremely ghoulish and bizarre in the last 45 pages, culminating in one of the worst endings I've ever read.
I keep thinking Paul Murray takes delight in all the bad reviews and outrage at the ending, as if he just meant to be clever and annoying in some perverse postmodernist way. I hate postmodernism.
I keep thinking Paul Murray takes delight in all the bad reviews and outrage at the ending, as if he just meant to be clever and annoying in some perverse postmodernist way. I hate postmodernism.
It is entertaining, the characters are well drawn and I love the way AA is depicted, very true to life. Good character-driven Manhattanite story, I love those. There is only one annoying, flat character, Chiti, and the only unlikable sister is Avery. That's a small criticism in an otherwise great novel with which to start 2025.
I feel funny rating a book by this profound author but there it is. Some thought provoking insights and biographical information about my favorite writer.
Lighthearted, funny, engaging, and thank God not concerned with political correctness! Great premise, set in a Manhattan private school -- I love academia and Manhattan both. I would've liked more focus on the school and less on Robert. A fair share of the characters are unlikable but nothing terrible. The ending is very satisfying. I plan to read this author again. I don't know why she gets low ratings. She's a good writer, this is a good book. Chick lit but with depth.
