
Kristy H (1252 KP) rated Those People in Books
Sep 13, 2019
The book makes some good points about social class, but it does it all so slowly. There are a few twists, yes, but they don't come often enough, and I had a decent idea about a few of them. Maybe the drawn out element was meant to mimic the neighbor's "agony," but good grief. The book is told via police reports and narratives. We learn early on there was an incident in the neighborhood, but don't know what happened or who was involved. I was definitely interested in knowing what went on, which is why I kept plugging away. It's pretty clear early on that nearly everyone has a reason to harm everyone else; kind of makes me glad for my eight acres.
So, overall, while curiosity kept me reading on this one, and I enjoyed a few of the twists, it was definitely a slow read filled with a lot of annoying characters. Maybe if I'm brave enough to pick up OUR HOUSE, it will be more my jam. 2.5+ stars.

We Shall Not All Sleep
Book
Seven Island has two houses. One for Hillsingers and one for Quicks. 1964. The Hillsingers and...

Woman Walk the Line: How the Women in Country Music Changed Our Lives
Book
Full-tilt, hardcore, down-home, and groundbreaking, the women of country music speak volumes with...
Music Essays

Fully Involved
Book
Katie Garrett is madly in love with her dashing firefighter husband, Andy. When he is diagnosed with...
Contemporary Romance

Crying in H Mart
Book
From the indie rockstar Japanese Breakfast, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker piece that...

Oscar Wilde
Book
In this long-awaited bioraphy, Wilde the legendary Victorian - brilliant writer and...

City of Secrets
Book
Elizabeth Miles knows that honesty is not always the best policy when it comes to finding justice. ...
We Are the Ants
Book
From the "author to watch" (Kirkus Reviews) of The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley comes an "equal...

The Possible World
Book
An astonishing, deeply moving novel about the converging lives of a young boy who witnesses a brutal...
Historical Fiction

“K” is for Killer
Book
Lorna Kepler was beautiful and willful, a loner who couldn't resist flirting with danger. Maybe...