annahimmelrich 's review for:

A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore
3.0

Having loved Birds of America, my expectations were high--probably too high--for this novel. The writing vacillated between fantastic and overwritten. The plot had many interested threads but overall I felt they weren't woven into a comprehensible tapestry.

That said, I did enjoy reading it. It just fell shy of my expectations. Worth considering, though.