A review by katlouisee
You Have Arrived at Your Destination by Amor Towles

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This book talks about life as a three-act performance. The premise of a fertility clinic whose USP is genetic engineering with statistical projection of a child's future, is pretty blatant about this. But this is also embedded in the story's structure. A promising first act, an interesting second act, and a third act that absolutely plummeted - a pretty striking departure from the ambivalent/washed-up/vaguely optimistic third acts of each projection shown to Sam. A bit disappointing come end up, when it could have gone in so many fascinating directions but seemed instead to throw in the towel abruptly and in the weirdest way. Feels like the latter part was written by a completely different guy who was told "there is a nepo baby man whose wife is called Annie" and just ran with chaotic evil.