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amanda_lee 's review for:
The Latecomer
by Jean Hanff Korelitz
The narration was off for me. The first two parts read largely as 3rd person POV but occasionally an "our father/our mother" was thrown in to remind me it was actually 1st person POV from someone not born yet.
I liked that the book was split into three parts - the parents, the triplets, and the latecomer. The first part gave the background and laid the groundwork for the rest of the story. I enjoyed this first part and was invested but the characters didn't grab me. The bulk of the story is in the second part. I had a harder time with this as the characters were quite unlikable and I couldn't connect with anyone. I did still enjoy their drama from the outside but I wish I knew more about their motives and what they were thinking. I also found this part too long, it seemed to drag on I was losing interest. The final part starts tying everything together, it pulled me back in and I enjoyed the ending. If I didn't have the audiobook as well, I likely would have DNF at some point during the second part.
If you like a slow burn, mult generational, family drama then give The Latecomer a try.
I liked that the book was split into three parts - the parents, the triplets, and the latecomer. The first part gave the background and laid the groundwork for the rest of the story. I enjoyed this first part and was invested but the characters didn't grab me. The bulk of the story is in the second part. I had a harder time with this as the characters were quite unlikable and I couldn't connect with anyone. I did still enjoy their drama from the outside but I wish I knew more about their motives and what they were thinking. I also found this part too long, it seemed to drag on I was losing interest. The final part starts tying everything together, it pulled me back in and I enjoyed the ending. If I didn't have the audiobook as well, I likely would have DNF at some point during the second part.
If you like a slow burn, mult generational, family drama then give The Latecomer a try.