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A review by hectaizani
A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore
2.0
What did I just read? I really can't figure out why some books are picked for the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. In A Gate at the Stairs, a fiftyish author is trying to write about a twenty-year-old co-ed and failing miserably. Tassie wasn't really sympathetic or believable to me. Her job as a nanny seemed thrown in because there wasn't any closure with her experiences with Sarah and Mary-Emma. Edward's characterizations were flat and he turned out to be a
Oh well, I can put another checkmark in my 1001-Books and hope that the next one is better. I hesitated between 1 and 2 stars. Many people did like this book and it wasn't completely unredeemable but it really wasn't for me. Honestly, a 1.5 is my real rating. I personally didn't like it but the writing wasn't horrible. It just didn't reel me in.
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pervert. Who calls the 20-year-old nanny after the divorce to ask her out to dinner? That was absolutely unnecessary and a terrible ending.Oh well, I can put another checkmark in my 1001-Books and hope that the next one is better. I hesitated between 1 and 2 stars. Many people did like this book and it wasn't completely unredeemable but it really wasn't for me. Honestly, a 1.5 is my real rating. I personally didn't like it but the writing wasn't horrible. It just didn't reel me in.