A review by dunneniamh
The Lubetkin Legacy by Marina Lewycka

3.0

This novel follows a block of flats in London, occupied by a mishmash of nationalities, from Nigerian to Romanian to Ukranian to Australian. Everyone lives in the building designed by socialist Lubetkin, who may or may not have had an affair with the main character's mother. The plot is centered around the death of the son's mother and his swift adoption of a Ukranian lady in order to retain his hold on the apartment in the Lubetkin building.

Lewycka has a very deliberate style and it just didn't click with me. Though it was interesting at times, and I certainly liked the characters from Eastern Europe the most, I found myself often getting lost within the narrative and not being entirely sure as to what the plot truly was.

I enjoyed this book? Sort of? It was a struggle to get through, but there were little nuggets of goodness.