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A review by alidottie
You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz
3.0
3 and a half stars
I enjoy reading Hanff, but I found this book could have used more editing. I kept thinking “I’ve already read almost this exact paragraph 30 pp ago.” I understand that the author was probably pointedly beating us over the head with foreshadowing information, but I would have like it a lot better if it had not been 496 pages. SPOILER: I did appreciate that the book had a hopeful ending unlike the first book I read by her where she kills off her main character and the “bad guy” gets away with it.
I enjoy reading Hanff, but I found this book could have used more editing. I kept thinking “I’ve already read almost this exact paragraph 30 pp ago.” I understand that the author was probably pointedly beating us over the head with foreshadowing information, but I would have like it a lot better if it had not been 496 pages. SPOILER: I did appreciate that the book had a hopeful ending unlike the first book I read by her where she kills off her main character and the “bad guy” gets away with it.