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A review by auroralgr
The Fall of Lisa Bellow by Susan Perabo
4.0
Oops! Somehow deleted my review on this, reposting!
I absolutely fell in love with Perabo's prose. It's lyrical without getting too poetic, and has touches of surrealism sprinkled throughout the narrative. She constructs Meredith and Claire's voices with grace, making each their own while maintaining the flow of the story.
As the story is told from both their points of view, it was essential to have them be distinct enough while also playing off one another. In Meredith, there's the side of adolescence and angst. Her trauma is magnifies this even more so, and consequently she lashes out at her mother.
This isn't the story of the fate of Lisa Bellow but rather the effect her disappearance has on not just Meredith, Claire but the rest of the community. On one hand, I was disappointed that it's never revealed, but it would take away from the effect of Meredith and Claire's processing.
Please read my full review on my blog, LittleGreatReads
https://littlegreatreads.wordpress.com/2017/03/13/coming-soon-the-fall-of-lisa-bellow
I absolutely fell in love with Perabo's prose. It's lyrical without getting too poetic, and has touches of surrealism sprinkled throughout the narrative. She constructs Meredith and Claire's voices with grace, making each their own while maintaining the flow of the story.
As the story is told from both their points of view, it was essential to have them be distinct enough while also playing off one another. In Meredith, there's the side of adolescence and angst. Her trauma is magnifies this even more so, and consequently she lashes out at her mother.
This isn't the story of the fate of Lisa Bellow but rather the effect her disappearance has on not just Meredith, Claire but the rest of the community. On one hand, I was disappointed that it's never revealed, but it would take away from the effect of Meredith and Claire's processing.
Please read my full review on my blog, LittleGreatReads
https://littlegreatreads.wordpress.com/2017/03/13/coming-soon-the-fall-of-lisa-bellow