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A review by essipneztak
You Only Call When You're in Trouble by Stephen McCauley
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
You only call when you’re in trouble. We all know people like that.
Be it family or friends, the title was a strong draw.
At the onset I believed this to be a book about Cecily, a Title IX investigation of a college professor, and a drama about personal relationships.
In the end, it was some of that, but also more.
The characters in the book are interesting people, all with their own strengths and faults; and all with their own reasons of why they might be how they are.
If we follow the title, then the book is probably mostly about Tom, and how much of his life he’s devoted to his sister and niece.
There is much left unsolved at the end, but I suppose every character gets a chance to say what they needed to say, to unburden themselves. And maybe that’s just what this book is about.
Be it family or friends, the title was a strong draw.
At the onset I believed this to be a book about Cecily, a Title IX investigation of a college professor, and a drama about personal relationships.
In the end, it was some of that, but also more.
The characters in the book are interesting people, all with their own strengths and faults; and all with their own reasons of why they might be how they are.
If we follow the title, then the book is probably mostly about Tom, and how much of his life he’s devoted to his sister and niece.
There is much left unsolved at the end, but I suppose every character gets a chance to say what they needed to say, to unburden themselves. And maybe that’s just what this book is about.