sheila_p 's review for:

A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore

3.0

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I really liked this book but there were a couple of times that I was wondering where the story was going. The descriptive language is beautiful but at times overdone. Parts of the story read like a stream of consciousness but I could so often see myself in Tassie that I was mostly okay with it. The characters were the normal/twisted people we all know. A few elements had little relevance to the story. Not sure why we needed a quasi (Tassie's favorite word) terrorist boyfriend. I would love to know what happened to Mary-Emma but I understand why the story ended without us knowing. I would recommend this book to my reader friends and if you do pick it, up lets talk.