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A review by abookolive
Surrender, Dorothy by Meg Wolitzer
3.0
3.5 stars. This was a quick, summery read about the sudden death of a 30-year-old woman vacationing with friends at the house they rent each summer. Her overbearing mother takes her daughter's death extremely hard (as you would expect) and so she fills her daughter's spot in the summer house as everyone tries to cope with the loss and secrets are revealed.
Meg Wolitzer's writing muscle was clearly getting stronger in this 1999 release, her fifth novel. Some elements of the plot needed fleshing out and I remain unconvinced that Shawn needed to be a character, but fans of Wolitzer's later novels will likely find this one satisfying (as I did).
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Meg Wolitzer's writing muscle was clearly getting stronger in this 1999 release, her fifth novel. Some elements of the plot needed fleshing out and I remain unconvinced that Shawn needed to be a character, but fans of Wolitzer's later novels will likely find this one satisfying (as I did).
Click here to hear more of my thoughts on this book over on my Booktube channel, abookolive!