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emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The Deceptions follows an unnamed narrator as she struggles to keep her life from falling apart.
The narrator is an older woman who lives in New York City with her husband and son, who has just went away to college. The reader is quickly shown that their marriage is strained, with the protagonist trying her best to rekindle the flame, while the husband constantly dampens it. She yearns to be happy and go back to the way things were, and looks up to her neighbor, who lives the life she desperately desires.
The narrator talks of another unnamed character, only referred to as The Visiting Poet. It is heavily implied that something romantic or sexual transpired between the two of them, and through a series of retellings, the reader is made aware of the nature of their relationship.
I enjoyed reading this book. It's the first book I've read so far where most of the characters' names are unknown (excluding the protagonist's students). The only names that are revealed at the end of the book are theprotagonist's and the Visiting Poet's . I also liked the intertwining of Greek mythology with the real-life issues the narrator faced in her life.
The only thing I didn't enjoy about the book was the lack of quotation marks. It made it difficult to know who was speaking and when they stopped speaking. Otherwise, I found the book to be a real page-turner, and I'm surprised that not many people have reviewed it.
The narrator is an older woman who lives in New York City with her husband and son, who has just went away to college. The reader is quickly shown that their marriage is strained, with the protagonist trying her best to rekindle the flame, while the husband constantly dampens it. She yearns to be happy and go back to the way things were, and looks up to her neighbor, who lives the life she desperately desires.
The narrator talks of another unnamed character, only referred to as The Visiting Poet. It is heavily implied that something romantic or sexual transpired between the two of them, and through a series of retellings, the reader is made aware of the nature of their relationship.
I enjoyed reading this book. It's the first book I've read so far where most of the characters' names are unknown (excluding the protagonist's students). The only names that are revealed at the end of the book are the
The only thing I didn't enjoy about the book was the lack of quotation marks. It made it difficult to know who was speaking and when they stopped speaking. Otherwise, I found the book to be a real page-turner, and I'm surprised that not many people have reviewed it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Miscarriage, and Child death
Moderate: Alcoholism and Death
Minor: Vomit and Rape
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