jannie_mtl 's review for:

A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore

4.0

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I'd had this book on my shelf for some time and wish I'd gotten to it sooner. Moore's prose is gorgeous, funny, and evocative, often all at the same time. There is a lot happening in it, and I almost felt like the narratives might have been better served in a set of linked short stories. A lot to think about in this novel, and I'm still processing it, but my sense is that it's about the blurry edges between good and evil. Lovely.