A review by katdid
A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore

4.0

On a technical level this is probably a five star book, in that Moore is crazy talented. There were many things I liked about it but at the same time I couldn’t entirely connect with it. It was unsatisfying, in the way that real life can be unsatisfying. Weirdly though for me the ending was a knockout! and I don’t even know why, because it shouldn’t have been. I have the feeling that this book will probably stay with me for a while.