A review by yomanda
The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz

5.0

Audi version. Usually I give five stars to books I would read again. Lately I have been giving it to books I might not read again, but I really enjoyed the experience of reading it the first time. This book was like that. It’s a family drama that when I first started, I didn’t think I was going to like. But I held on a little and then I was hooked.

The arch of the story is wonderfully constructed. It’s well written. The characters have depth and believable struggles. I love the twists and unexpected moments. This book just had a lot of little pockets of detail that kept the storyline interesting and kinetic.

Usually I’m not really expecting to like long family drama stories, but I was surprised by this one.