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A review by cnmartin
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta
2.0
This book was great in theory, but poorly executed. It started out building a lot of back story, which I thought would establish an interesting narrative, but I was wrong. Instead, I ended up asking myself, "Is something going to happen?" And no. Nothing happens. Three hundred and fifty-five pages of nothingness.
Then, very much like the the people that disappeared in the novel, the ending vanished; "the Rapture" swooped in and took the end of what could have been a really good story.
Had I known you could write a novel that was essentially "a day in the life of Average Joe", I would chronicle my life and publish the hell out of it just to say I could.
Then, very much like the the people that disappeared in the novel, the ending vanished; "the Rapture" swooped in and took the end of what could have been a really good story.
Had I known you could write a novel that was essentially "a day in the life of Average Joe", I would chronicle my life and publish the hell out of it just to say I could.