Scan barcode
siosiosio's review against another edition
1.0
Although this book started out promisingly, I found it just started to drag on. I wanted to shake Grace for constantly turning away from finding out what happened to her husband. Although I liked the way to book ended, I admit I skipped the last few chapters and only read the final 5 pages.
reasie's review
4.0
Although at times I was very frustrated with this book - the combination of an unreliable narrator and a plot that piles on suspense and unanswered questions - it was the sort of frustration that adds enjoyment rather than detracts. The characters all feel like real people. There's a tiny bit of "wealth porn" in this, since it follows the lives of extremely wealthy people - the sort who can afford to own two apartments in Manhattan, one they don't use and don't even sublet! There's a lot of talk about international travel, restaurant dining, and the frivolities of a life without steady employment. But unlike most books I accuse of wealth porn, this one felt like it was written by someone with first-hand experience living like this. In short - the characters and the narrator are not aware how fabulous their lifestyle is. It's just life.
I normally really dislike stories about rich people. I admit it, I'm classist that way. I also normally don't like stories that have no SF or paranormal element in them. So I shouldn't have liked this book at all. I only read it because a co-worker gave it to me saying that I just had to read it because she liked it. And I'm very pleased that, indeed, I liked it.
I normally really dislike stories about rich people. I admit it, I'm classist that way. I also normally don't like stories that have no SF or paranormal element in them. So I shouldn't have liked this book at all. I only read it because a co-worker gave it to me saying that I just had to read it because she liked it. And I'm very pleased that, indeed, I liked it.
thepoemreeder's review against another edition
4.0
When Grace's husband goes missing (for longer than usual), she finds it's easy to create his presence. As a matter of fact, Laz is more there in his absence than he ever was while around. However, this world of denial proves to be a full-time job, and the excuses and lies reach a breaking point.
A unique story that kept me interested throughout!
A unique story that kept me interested throughout!
thetabbs's review
1.0
Just bad. I didn’t get it. I should have trusted the reviews. The characters weren’t interesting, the ending was unsatisfying, and it just did nothing for me.
Grace is a weirdo but not an endearing or interesting weirdo. I kept thinking maybe she’d end up with Kane but Solomon just kind of left that end untied and hanging there. And I’m going to guess Grace ends up back with her parents because I can’t imagine she made any money teaching book making classes in coffee shops or whatever she did for a “living”. She mostly just hung out with her parents and the Sugarmans. And what the heck is up with Francine and the freezer food? I didn’t get that either.
Also the way the author builds up to nothingness was annoying. You think Grace is about to do something to face reality but then she ends up being too busy organizing a closet or something and we’re let down. Like when we think she’s going to bust into the block of ice that (for some reason) Laz’s old apartment key is frozen in but then she just decides to leave the block of ice to thaw for three days and THEN she’ll go to the apartment. Why?
I could go on. But I won’t.
Grace is a weirdo but not an endearing or interesting weirdo. I kept thinking maybe she’d end up with Kane but Solomon just kind of left that end untied and hanging there. And I’m going to guess Grace ends up back with her parents because I can’t imagine she made any money teaching book making classes in coffee shops or whatever she did for a “living”. She mostly just hung out with her parents and the Sugarmans. And what the heck is up with Francine and the freezer food? I didn’t get that either.
Also the way the author builds up to nothingness was annoying. You think Grace is about to do something to face reality but then she ends up being too busy organizing a closet or something and we’re let down. Like when we think she’s going to bust into the block of ice that (for some reason) Laz’s old apartment key is frozen in but then she just decides to leave the block of ice to thaw for three days and THEN she’ll go to the apartment. Why?
I could go on. But I won’t.
More...