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A review by alisonkillilea
A Hand Reached Down to Guide Me by David Gates
2.0
To be honest, I only got about half way through this book.
Although it was well enough written, I just couldn't not summon any feelings for any of the characters, a bunch of pretentious, cheating, and shallow individuals. I got about four stories in, yet all the stories seemed the same, written in the same voice, all concerning younger women having affairs with older men or women and vise versa. It got old quick and reading it felt like a bit of a chore, and although I'm not someone to give up on a book even if I hate it (for example Andy Weir's The Martian - God, that book drove me insane), I just decided life was too short to stick this one out.
Although it was well enough written, I just couldn't not summon any feelings for any of the characters, a bunch of pretentious, cheating, and shallow individuals. I got about four stories in, yet all the stories seemed the same, written in the same voice, all concerning younger women having affairs with older men or women and vise versa. It got old quick and reading it felt like a bit of a chore, and although I'm not someone to give up on a book even if I hate it (for example Andy Weir's The Martian - God, that book drove me insane), I just decided life was too short to stick this one out.