And, unfortunately, I was unimpressed overall with this one. (Perhaps that makes us close to even with your dislike of Water for Elephants! :)) While I could appreciate the realistic characters, her execution left me close to disinterested. Even in the second part I still felt a bit disconnected. Her writing just did not draw me in at all. I did, however, quite enjoy At the Water’s Edge! 🙂 Glad everyone else liked this much more than I did!

Thank you! You should definitely read it and let me know what you think. we may also be discussing it at The Socratic Salon because it has so many interesting themes.

Would love for you to read it and hear what you think. For some, the slower first half was not compensated by a brilliant second half. For me, even though the husband was meh the writing was always stellar.

Oh, it’s much deeper! Kind of like Gone Girl but literary and not so violent- more psychological and, as weird as it sounds, tender.

Damn it, Marisa, you’ve made me teary, with such high praise coming from a reviewer I respect and turn to for my reading recommendations. Thank you thank you thank you.