bobbylovesyou 's review for:

A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore

3.0

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I am a fan of Lorrie Moore - especially her short story collection, "Like Life". "A Gate at the Stairs" was quite good until the last 30 pages or so where it falls flat. Moore has already drained you so much 3/4 of the way through that the tragedies she heaps on in the final act lose their power -- you are almost numb to it. Perhaps that was her point but the ending felt like it didn't belong.