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3.27 AVERAGE
3.27 AVERAGE
What in the actual WHAT..!?!????!!! O. M. Goodness. I thought I had it figured out, then second guessed myself, then a wrench got thrown in WITH the kitchen sink! Lol Very very clever Ms Walker. Loved it! Thank you Regina!
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3.5 stars. Didn't quite live up to my expectations but still a good book. Liked the unlikeble characters and follow down the main characters down spiral, it was very interesting and bit intense. Would read more from Caroline Louise Walker!
Did not enjoy the story enough to follow through to the end.
I made it halfway, and just couldn't deal any longer with Dr. Hart's ridiculous paranoia. The long, meandering thoughts and self-analysis about all the ways in which things could be, or once were, just didn't always feel essential to plot, and actually made me skim for a bit, before finally deciding this is just maybe not the book for me. Well-written, and I could see maybe a different topic keeping my focus, but I kept expecting a murder, or everything to come to a head - maybe I've read too many mysteries - but it just keeps meandering. I guess I just wasn't patient enough, and it wasn't a book a looked forward to reading, mainly because the characters (Dr. Hart especially) are pretty loathsome.
It’s rare for me to finish a book and say, “I did NOT see that coming.” But I did not see that coming. At all. I made a lot of assumptions and at one point I even thought they were right. They weren’t.
One minute I was rooting for the main character c the next his wife, then his son or his son’s friend. My loyalty shifted many times, and in the end I still don’t know who I believe or like.
Man of the Year will keep you guessing and thinking you know what’s going to happen, but you don’t. This is a masterfully plotted and written suspense novel.
One minute I was rooting for the main character c the next his wife, then his son or his son’s friend. My loyalty shifted many times, and in the end I still don’t know who I believe or like.
Man of the Year will keep you guessing and thinking you know what’s going to happen, but you don’t. This is a masterfully plotted and written suspense novel.
Be warned, these are not likable people (for the most part). Man of the Year by Caroline Louise Walker begins at the tony charity gala honoring Dr. Robert Hart as Sag Harbor's "Man of the year" He is attending with his second wife, son and son's roommate, being fetted by the town in grand style. As the days unfold, Hart's life of luxury and privilege grates on him. His son's friend is invited to stay the summer (against his wishes), his office manager seems to want more and misinterpret his intention, his wife is distracted, and perhaps attracted to the roommate. One lie spins into another, and then a death occurs. Is it a suicide? Who was home at the time? who will, and will not, lie for him? In the end, as I said, he's not a likeable guy. His family is not honest with him, nor is he with them, and you will be left with questions to ponder and what was the actual scenario of that day . . .
Good and quick read, twists you won't see coming. Highly recommend.
Good and quick read, twists you won't see coming. Highly recommend.