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kristianawithak 's review for:
All These Beautiful Strangers
by Elizabeth Klehfoth
This was engaging and compelling. It fits perfectly into the “boarding school, elite group, awful initiation, what does it mean to fit in and/or be true to yourself” sub genre of literature.
Here are the books it reminded me of: special topics in calamity and physics, prep, stags, secret history.
The characters are not entirely likable, the end is a little tidy, but it is a great quick read.
I wonder why there are so many boarding school books. It’s not a “coming of age” story but more a Bildungsroman, where the moral growth of the character is at the apex of novel. The novel hinges on Charlie’s moral choices, who she decides to be, and that question is universal and often dealt with by adolescents and adults alike. On top of that it’s all wrapped in a well told mystery.
Here are the books it reminded me of: special topics in calamity and physics, prep, stags, secret history.
The characters are not entirely likable, the end is a little tidy, but it is a great quick read.
I wonder why there are so many boarding school books. It’s not a “coming of age” story but more a Bildungsroman, where the moral growth of the character is at the apex of novel. The novel hinges on Charlie’s moral choices, who she decides to be, and that question is universal and often dealt with by adolescents and adults alike. On top of that it’s all wrapped in a well told mystery.