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The Latecomer: A Novel

The Latecomer: A Novel

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This program is masterfully narrated by award-winning "Golden Voice" narrator Julia Whelan。

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Plot， Jean Hanff Korelitz’s The Latecomer is a layered and immersive literary novel about three siblings， desperate to escape one another， and the upending of their family by the late arrival of a fourth。

The Latecomer follows the story of the wealthy， New York City-based Oppenheimer family， from the first meeting of parents Salo and Johanna， under tragic circumstances， to their triplets born during the early days of IVF。 As children， the three siblings – Harrison， Lewyn， and Sally – feel no strong familial bond and cannot wait to go their separate ways， even as their father becomes more distanced and their mother more desperate。 When the triplets leave for college， Johanna， faced with being truly alone， makes the decision to have a fourth child。 What role will the “latecomer” play in this fractured family？

A complex novel that builds slowly and deliberately， The Latecomer touches on the topics of grief and guilt， generational trauma， privilege and race， traditions and religion， and family dynamics。 It is a profound and witty family story from an accomplished author， known for the depth of her character studies， expertly woven storylines， and plot twists。

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Reviews

Mickey Solan ，

Very interesting didn’t think I’d like it。 Family played a big part in this novel。 What many people would go through to have one。 Then what happens after。 Recommend it

Jill Hallenbeck ，

crazy story of love， hate， race， passing， etc。 even involves Fox News and CNN peripherally and "Jr" college and IVY league - some people will love this more than others but a great plot crazy story of love， hate， race， passing， etc。 even involves Fox News and CNN peripherally and "Jr" college and IVY league - some people will love this more than others but a great plot 。。。more

Steve McCarthy ，

Well written book。 Good story about a family in Brooklyn with numerous issues。 The author draws you in to the family and it dramas。 Very much enjoyed the book。

Emily Jones ，

3 stars， forgettable but enjoyable， missing something， eh， audiobook

Ann Marie ，

Special thanks to Mauricio and NetGalley for the audio edition of this ARC。。Now that I have an audio device， I think I'm going a little crazy with audio。 My first audiobook， I could take the story， but not the voice。 This one， I liked the reader but it was slow going for me up til about 3/4 of the book but I loved the different voice and emotion the reader had。 I didn't find the story that great and to tell the truth， the audio made all the difference for me。 Anyhow， at 65-75% of the book， it go Special thanks to Mauricio and NetGalley for the audio edition of this ARC。。Now that I have an audio device， I think I'm going a little crazy with audio。 My first audiobook， I could take the story， but not the voice。 This one， I liked the reader but it was slow going for me up til about 3/4 of the book but I loved the different voice and emotion the reader had。 I didn't find the story that great and to tell the truth， the audio made all the difference for me。 Anyhow， at 65-75% of the book， it got really interesting。 I will just tell you a bit about why I liked it so much， in case you start reading it and don't want to stick with it。 Johanna， the mother， and Call the father were having trouble having kids so they did IVF and had froze some eggs。 Anyway Johanna finds she's got triplets the first time。 2 boys and a girl。 The triplets are not close as most would be and really had different personalities。 Before they were born， the father Salo， while in Europe fell in love with art and while Johanna rooted on her children， Walk cited on his art。 By day working， and by night spending time with his beloved art collection， which he moved into a factory for safe-keeping。 Very expensive art。 I liked the description of the paintings and the art because I just lost my mom and she was a state winning first place winning artist and gave lessons for years。 Also sad for me because she gave a LOT of it away with her dementia and most pictures are lost。 I only could identify with Salon for this， otherwise I didn't like him very much。As time goes by， the three children grow to 18， mostly apart。 It seemed they never liked to be with the other。 Pretty strange for triplets but as they went off to college at 18， Johanna the mother， gets depressed and she gets an idea。 She does have one more egg， "the latecomer"。 Phoebe。 Don't give up on this book people， especially in audio。 The last part of the book well， I don't want to give it away。 Its not a great big twist， but you'll be glad you did。 Its heartwarming， and lovely。 。。。more

Carole ，

DNFI will not be rating or reviewing The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz。 I found the book to be overly long and slow-moving。 The plot seems slow to develop and the characters are shallow and uninteresting。 This is my opinion only and I am sure most will enjoy this novel。

Linda Hood Soderstrom ，

This audio book was way too long。。。。。。16 hrs could have been wrapped up in 8 hrs。

David ，

Wonderful and brilliant satirical study of family pathology over the generations。 Eminently readable and fun as well as psychologically accurate， the writer is a brilliant wordsmith who takes you on a journey from the family's 18th century forebears to the present day on Martha's Vineyard。 She repeatedly makes the point that we are deeply influenced by the family dynamics of previous generations that require understanding and direct challenge if we wish to be free of their impact。 As with other Wonderful and brilliant satirical study of family pathology over the generations。 Eminently readable and fun as well as psychologically accurate， the writer is a brilliant wordsmith who takes you on a journey from the family's 18th century forebears to the present day on Martha's Vineyard。 She repeatedly makes the point that we are deeply influenced by the family dynamics of previous generations that require understanding and direct challenge if we wish to be free of their impact。 As with other works by the author， the twists and turns in this novel are delicious and diabolically clever。 This is a book that is destined for the best seller lists and prove once again that JHK is one of our best contemporary novelists。 Simply a delight and very wise as well。 。。。more

Janet ，

Gave up。 Depressing and annoying people。

Naomi Soldon ，

IGNORE THE NEGATIVE REVIEWS！！！！ This is a fine work of literary fiction。 It has everything: plot and character development， and a family saga with social insight and commentary。 The Latecomer should become a classic novel taught in contemporary English literature classes。 These days it’s rare to find really good fiction among all the trashy romance and thrillers written by the same money making authors （or their employees）。 Julia Whalen is a talented narrator， although there may have been someon IGNORE THE NEGATIVE REVIEWS！！！！ This is a fine work of literary fiction。 It has everything: plot and character development， and a family saga with social insight and commentary。 The Latecomer should become a classic novel taught in contemporary English literature classes。 These days it’s rare to find really good fiction among all the trashy romance and thrillers written by the same money making authors （or their employees）。 Julia Whalen is a talented narrator， although there may have been someone better suited for this extraordinary book。 。。。more

Alison ，

Differentiated characters。 Unique plot。 Interesting to me that the author， a Dartmouth grad， threw shade at Dartmouth。

Mallory ，

I really loved this author’s last book， The Plot， so I was excited to see a new book coming out， but this one failed to capture my attention in the same way。 The concept of the story was interesting but all of the characters were either flat or impossible to like which made getting engaged more difficult。 The writing style is good but not for me。 It was full of too much description and felt like it could have been edited quite a bit。 The style came across as pretentious and cold which I didn’t r I really loved this author’s last book， The Plot， so I was excited to see a new book coming out， but this one failed to capture my attention in the same way。 The concept of the story was interesting but all of the characters were either flat or impossible to like which made getting engaged more difficult。 The writing style is good but not for me。 It was full of too much description and felt like it could have been edited quite a bit。 The style came across as pretentious and cold which I didn’t really think fit the character who was narrating。 This is the story of a family - the parents have an odd relationship but the mother wants children so they do early IVF and have triplets and years later to help solve some of hte family’s issues a fourth child from the same batch of fertilized eggs。 This wasn’t a bad family drama， but overalll I think it wasn’t for me。 。。。more

Gaili Schoen ，

The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz about a highly dysfunctional family was in my opinion somewhat of a departure from some of her previous stories which have been so engaging and utterly unputdownable from page 1。 Had this book not been written by this author whom I deeply trust and respect， I probably wouldn't have finished it。 While I was plodding through the middle section of The Latecomer I started wondering why should I care about any of these characters whom Korelitz goes to such great l The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz about a highly dysfunctional family was in my opinion somewhat of a departure from some of her previous stories which have been so engaging and utterly unputdownable from page 1。 Had this book not been written by this author whom I deeply trust and respect， I probably wouldn't have finished it。 While I was plodding through the middle section of The Latecomer I started wondering why should I care about any of these characters whom Korelitz goes to such great lengths to illustrate range from unappealing to downright despicable。 Upon finishing the book， I was glad I stayed with it。 Once the plot finally revealed itself -- when the fourth In-Vitro-fertilized "latecomer" sister comes of age and starts probing into and attempting to resolve the secrets and resentments held by her 17 years older triplet siblings -- things got interesting。 Extremely interesting！ I enjoyed the resolution which began in the last 10% of the book when the hidden sibling Ephraim showed up， because who doesn't love resolution and new-found familial love and appreciation？！ I can't wholeheartedly recommend this book to most except those who share my enthusiasm for this author， or those who revel in the dysfunctional family trope。 But I am glad I saw it through and would recommend it to those willing to navigate the 448 pages to win a great payoff ending。 I also recommend the audiobook which is narrated by the beloved Julia Whelan， who always manages to uplift every book she reads。 。。。more

Laurel-Rain ，

The Latecomer follows the story of the wealthy， New York City-based Oppenheimer family， from the first meeting of parents Salo and Johanna， under tragic circumstances， to their triplets born during the early days of IVF。 As children， the three siblings—Harrison， Lewyn， and Sally—feel no strong familial bond and cannot wait to go their separate ways， even as their father becomes more distanced and their mother more desperate。 When the triplets leave for college， Johanna， faced with being truly al The Latecomer follows the story of the wealthy， New York City-based Oppenheimer family， from the first meeting of parents Salo and Johanna， under tragic circumstances， to their triplets born during the early days of IVF。 As children， the three siblings—Harrison， Lewyn， and Sally—feel no strong familial bond and cannot wait to go their separate ways， even as their father becomes more distanced and their mother more desperate。 When the triplets leave for college， Johanna， faced with being truly alone， makes the decision to have a fourth child。 What role will the “latecomer” play in this fractured family？A complex novel that builds slowly and deliberately， The Latecomer touches on the topics of grief and guilt， generational trauma， privilege and race， traditions and religion， and family dynamics。 It is a profound and witty family story from an accomplished author， known for the depth of her character studies， expertly woven storylines， and plot twists。My Thoughts:The story did build slowly and deliberately…almost too much so， in my opinion。 The characters alternately tell their tales， and then， by the very end， we are finally caught up in the “latecomer’s” story。 When we got there， I was more invested in what was happening。 Her version of events was present throughout， as she “told” it while events were unfolding for the others。An unusual family with distance between the members， from the parents to the triplets。 They were detached from one another throughout。 We only feel a familial closeness when The Latecomer reaches her teens and begins to dig into the events of the past， those things that brought them all to this place in their lives。Finally reaching a conclusion was the best part of the book for me。 I enjoyed how the characters finally came together and resolved some differences。 The youngest of the siblings was my favorite and made the story better。 So I arrived at a four star rating。 。。。more

Patty Abarno ，

The Latecomer is a story about an extremely dysfunctional family and all of their ups and downs through life。 This is such a brilliant novel， full of love， hate， greed， loyalty and ultimately forgiveness。 I really didn’t want this book to end。 I felt fully invested in all of the characters （especially the siblings） who were so very different， complex and extremely jaded。 This is a rich and emotionally charged novel。 So beautifully written and an absolutely satisfying read。 I gave this work five The Latecomer is a story about an extremely dysfunctional family and all of their ups and downs through life。 This is such a brilliant novel， full of love， hate， greed， loyalty and ultimately forgiveness。 I really didn’t want this book to end。 I felt fully invested in all of the characters （especially the siblings） who were so very different， complex and extremely jaded。 This is a rich and emotionally charged novel。 So beautifully written and an absolutely satisfying read。 I gave this work five very solid stars！ 。。。more

Kim ，

Mixed feelings here。 The writing is excellent， truly top tier。 It feels rather distant， but the distance serves the story。I’m a fan of dysfunctional family stories， but I struggled with the premise: triplet siblings who feel absolutely no sense of connection and actively dislike one another from birth。Still， a highly readable novel and thought-provoking。 It’s interesting how unresolved trauma seeps into all the cracks and colors everything for everyone。

Hannah Stark ，

The Latecomer ARC Review … coming late。 😅 Despite this being a slow， entirely character driven novel， I did get really pulled in about a third of the way through。 I was very invested in how the relationships would play out， and I loved that the story was told through the perspective of the Latecomer herself。 It was a beautiful story of generational trauma and how politics， religion， race， identity， sexuality， and trauma can create divides and foster communication and healing even in one family。 The Latecomer ARC Review … coming late。 😅 Despite this being a slow， entirely character driven novel， I did get really pulled in about a third of the way through。 I was very invested in how the relationships would play out， and I loved that the story was told through the perspective of the Latecomer herself。 It was a beautiful story of generational trauma and how politics， religion， race， identity， sexuality， and trauma can create divides and foster communication and healing even in one family。 I love how the author presented each character without judgment and created space for the reader to view them in that frame of mind， with autonomy and respect。 The book did a lot of important things and had fantastic content but it did read more like a history and the ending didn’t quite satisfy me。 Still a fantastic study by a talented author！#thelatecomer #netgalley #jeanhanffkorelitz #netgalleyreview #bookreview 。。。more

Carol Scheherazade ，

While this is not a book for everyone， it is a gorgeously written， deep character study of an entire family。 Slow burn in the beginning， until we meet phoebe， and then it races to the end。 I couldn’t put it down。 It shows what a fantastic writer she is because this family - well they aren’t the sweetest people on the block。 Loved it。 And loved all the Ithaca references even more！

Kristy♡ ，

This is one of those books where it feels like I'm missing something。 I've seen so many good reviews about this one， but honestly， it was a struggle for me to even finish it。 To be fair， I probably picked this book up at the worst time。 I've been feeling like a reading slump is on the way， so picking up a book that's a coming of age type of slow burn， wasn't the best choice for me。 But， I also didn't really enjoy The Plot by this author either so maybe the writing just isn't for me。 I thought th This is one of those books where it feels like I'm missing something。 I've seen so many good reviews about this one， but honestly， it was a struggle for me to even finish it。 To be fair， I probably picked this book up at the worst time。 I've been feeling like a reading slump is on the way， so picking up a book that's a coming of age type of slow burn， wasn't the best choice for me。 But， I also didn't really enjoy The Plot by this author either so maybe the writing just isn't for me。 I thought the characters were well written， but I just didn't feel any type of connection with them。 。。。more

Faith ，

“They were two adults plus three children， made concurrently。 They were five humans cohabiting。 They were not， and never had been， a family。”After years of trying to have a baby， Johanna finally produced triplets， Sally， Harrison and Lewyn。 Her husband Salo went through the motions of fatherhood， but his real interests were elsewhere。 “[Salo] …。had slipped past them all and disappeared — not in terms of his physical self， of course， though his physical self came home later and later each night， “They were two adults plus three children， made concurrently。 They were five humans cohabiting。 They were not， and never had been， a family。”After years of trying to have a baby， Johanna finally produced triplets， Sally， Harrison and Lewyn。 Her husband Salo went through the motions of fatherhood， but his real interests were elsewhere。 “[Salo] …。had slipped past them all and disappeared — not in terms of his physical self， of course， though his physical self came home later and later each night， after longer and longer visits to his warehouse in Coney Island or Red Bank or wherever it was — but his attentive self， his essential self， which by then lived somewhere else entirely。” Seventeen years after the birth of the triplets， Johanna decided to use their last frozen embryo and add Phoebe to the family。 “It seemed incredible that Johanna didn’t recognize the state of her own family， which was that he and Sally and Harrison couldn’t get far enough away – first and foremost from one another， but equally from their parents， and it should go without saying from this unasked-for and utterly ill-advised extraneous Oppenheimer。”I am not a huge fan of family dramas with their predictable and banal crises， but I loved this family that is the opposite of warm and fuzzy。 Each member of the family is prickly， acerbic， intelligent and articulate。 The siblings see each other， and their parents， as little as possible even though two of them wind up at Cornell。 Harrison is the most intellectual of the siblings and goes to a unique and very selective two year college where he becomes friends with Eli Absalom Stone， a self-taught African American wunderkind who has already published a successful book in which he “…called out his own generation…。for complacency， anti-intellectualism， and carelessness with the English language。”I enjoyed the author’s smart， light and fast-paced writing style and her unexpected take on family responsibility， religion， race and education。 Ultimately， it is Phoebe （the latecomer） who is the catalyst for the revelation of secrets that draw the siblings closer together。 The book was pretty long， but I was never bored or felt like skimming。 Julia Whelan did an excellent job narrating the audiobook。 I received a free copy of this book from the publisher。 。。。more

Nicole ，

Some gaps/holes/explanations missing but otherwise a good book。 Slow at first and then everything speeds up in the last third。

Laurie ，

Sweet engaging story of a nutty family

Julie ，

for anyone who loves a family relationship saga - I was riveted and couldn't put it down。 also partial to tales set in NY/new england。 for anyone who loves a family relationship saga - I was riveted and couldn't put it down。 also partial to tales set in NY/new england。 。。。more

Jill ，

Johanna Oppenheimer wanted a child of her own。 No matter how many times she tried and failed to get pregnant， she was determined。 She had the best doctor in New York City working for her， but still month after month， her body just didn’t cooperate。 They talked to her about adoption， but she wouldn’t hear it。 She wanted a child of her own。 She had four chances left， four fertilized eggs to try。 The doctor implanted three of the eggs， and she went home with her husband Salo for what she thinks wil Johanna Oppenheimer wanted a child of her own。 No matter how many times she tried and failed to get pregnant， she was determined。 She had the best doctor in New York City working for her， but still month after month， her body just didn’t cooperate。 They talked to her about adoption， but she wouldn’t hear it。 She wanted a child of her own。 She had four chances left， four fertilized eggs to try。 The doctor implanted three of the eggs， and she went home with her husband Salo for what she thinks will be one last disappointment。 Instead， she ending up giving birth to three kids。 The Oppenheimer triplets—Harrison， the smart one; Lewyn， the weird one; and Sally， the girl—don’t get along from the start。 Through the years， Johanna is the one taking care of the kids。 She protects them， cares for them， and spends time with them。 Meanwhile， Salo protects， cares for， and spends time with his children—the art that he collects。 Salo first fell in love with art when he was traveling in Europe as a young man。 There was one painting in particular that stopped him in his tracks。 He actually fell over， and the guards had to put him in a chair until he recovered。 He bought that piece and had it transported to the states。 It was his first， but there were many more pieces to come。 When the babies came along， Salo bought a warehouse in Brooklyn and added all the safeguards he needed to keep his art safe。 By day， he worked at his family’s finance business， but he spent his evenings with his art。 When the triplets went off to college， Johanna found out that Salo had been unfaithful to her。 So when she got an invoice from the lab that still had her last egg in storage， she took action。 They hired a surrogate， and Johanna found herself with an infant all over again。 As the older triplets are finding their places in the world， their younger sister Phoebe is getting her feet under her， literally。 But once she becomes a teenager and is faced with her future （the constant questions about those college applications）， she spends time with her siblings， trying to figure out what she wants， she also finds herself uncovering long-held secrets and learning who the members of the Oppenheimer family truly are。 Jean Hanff Korelitz’s The Latecomer is a searing novel of grief and regret， forgiveness and healing that takes one family apart to see just how the pieces all come together。 It’s a slow ride through much of the story， but that final third has all the payoffs for the reader， so all that patience pays off deep dividends。 Like Korelitz’s novel The Plot， there is a lot going on in this family drama， but it’s worth every word。 I listened to the audio of The Latecomer， narrated by Julia Whelan。 Whelan has long been one of my favorite audiobook voices， as her professionalism comes through in every word。 She can nail an accent， but more than that， she imbues her reading with such emotion that I couldn’t help getting drawn into the lives of these Oppenheimers， even the ones that were more challenging to like。 I would definitely recommend this as an audiobook。 I think if I had been trying to read it myself， I would have given up in one of the slower spots。 Overall， I liked The Latecomer a lot。 There is a lot of talk of artists and art， but mostly it is a story of humanity。 It’s about the mistakes we make and what we put ourselves through to pay for those mistakes。 It’s about love and loss， about family and forgiveness， about the choices that define us and what we leave behind in our unfinished relationships。 It is moving and heart-warming and makes you want to hug all your relatives， even the ones who may appear at times on Fox News。 But seeing how this story comes together at the end can restore your faith in humanity and give you the strength you need to face the next day。 At least， it did for me。 An early copy of the audiobook for The Latecomer was provided by Macmillan Audio through NetGalley， with many thanks。 。。。more

Shifra ，

A total fun escape about one very dysfunctional family。 Great summer reading。

Ethan ，

How do you follow up a hit novel？ Jean Hanff Korelitz is no stranger to success。 She's on the heels of last year's hit book The Plot and an HBO miniseries based on her novel You Should Have Known。 I was eager to read whatever she came up with next， and I was lucky that her publisher sent me a copy of her latest novel The Latecomer。 Hanff Korelitz didn't write another thriller this time。 She's gone about as far in the opposite direction as you could possibly go， electing to write a searing family How do you follow up a hit novel？ Jean Hanff Korelitz is no stranger to success。 She's on the heels of last year's hit book The Plot and an HBO miniseries based on her novel You Should Have Known。 I was eager to read whatever she came up with next， and I was lucky that her publisher sent me a copy of her latest novel The Latecomer。 Hanff Korelitz didn't write another thriller this time。 She's gone about as far in the opposite direction as you could possibly go， electing to write a searing family drama that sprawls multiple generations。 Having not read a synopsis before diving in， I was caught a bit off guard by the genre and content， but I pressed on nonetheless。 The Oppenheimer family of New York is one of those wealthy established clans representing society's pinnacle during the 1970s。 Like other prominent Jewish families of the time， they have found the perfect balance between running a family-owned business and socializing with others in their class。 This generation aspires to leave their children better off than they are， and the Oppenheimer family is doing just that。 Their son Salo is primed to take over everything and ensure a proper future for the Oppenheimer name。 Salo Oppenheimer's ascent to being the head of the family saw the young man carve his own path。 He married Johanna， but instead of buying a home in Manhattan， moved to the neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights。 While maintaining the family business， Salo grew fascinated with collecting "outsider art"。 As this hobby flourished， he eventually purchased a warehouse in Brooklyn to house his collection。 With her husband spending much of his free time away from the home， young Johanna Oppenheimer longed for the companionship that comes with a family。 There was only one problem。 Johanna was unable to conceive a child。 Desperate to have children of her own， Johanna turned to the relatively new practice of in-vitro fertilization。 Three eggs were used with a fourth frozen away as a last-ditch effort should she be unable to carry the child herself。 To both the Oppenheimer's and their doctor's surprise， the process was a huge success with each of the three eggs successfully coming to term。 The three Oppenheimer children were siblings in name and blood only。 Harrison， Lewyn， and Sally really couldn't have been more different if they tried。 As they grew into adulthood， Johanna saw her dream of one big happy family drifting further and further away。 Her husband continued to spend his time with his art， and the children， now destined for college， took up their own interests away from each other。 In a desperate attempt for one final shot at a family， Johanna decided to use that final forgotten egg to have a fourth child。 This 'latecomer' would be born into a fragmented family and be burdened with the duty to try and bring them each together。 I was blinded by my own expectations when I started reading this book。 I couldn't help but compare this quiet family drama with the fast-paced thriller that the author presented only last year。 So let's get this out of the way。 The Latecomer is a vastly different novel from The Plot。 As I slowly overcame those expectations and allowed myself to be enveloped by the time， place， and characters that Hanff Korelitz conjured， I began to appreciate the depth of the novel I was reading。 This is a multigenerational family drama with plenty of dry humor and social commentary peppered in。 At nearly 500 pages， Hanff Korelitz gives herself ample room to explore themes on family， marriage， race， sexuality， religion， and politics。 While I found each of these elements worthy of the time devoted to them， I don't feel that there was a cohesive narrative thread tying them all together。 This resulted in an ending that to me didn't exactly deliver on everything that came before it。 That being said， I was so invested in the entire saga of the Oppenheimer family that I just had to see it all the way through。 The Latecomer is a daring character study from a prominent author that will likely pay off in different ways depending on your tastes and the expectations you place upon it。 。。。more

Lavins ，

2。5 stars I am not saying it's a good or bad book， It was not for me。 I thought it will be a real mystery， but it turned out to be the story of a family written in a very long and detailed way。 The mystery side is pretty tiny and insignificant。 Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio。 for allowing me to read this book！ 2。5 stars I am not saying it's a good or bad book， It was not for me。 I thought it will be a real mystery， but it turned out to be the story of a family written in a very long and detailed way。 The mystery side is pretty tiny and insignificant。 Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio。 for allowing me to read this book！ 。。。more

Kerry Murtagh Ramsay ，

I really loved this。 I thought that the way Salo’s story ended was a cop out， but loved everything else。

Lisa ，

What a great book。 The only thing I think I would have done is cut down the triplets story a bit in the middle， which dragged a little。

Lauren ，

Absolutely excellent。 I like all of Korelitz’s books， but this is my favorite because it’s the most literary and has the most depth and heart。 The story is compelling — as are all of her stories — but the character development is particularly rich in this novel， and she doesn’t flinch from exploring challenging， powerful topics。 And with humor too。 Highly recommended。 Favorite line: “[He] attended some weirdo college in New Hampshire where the men were men and there were no women at all。 ‘Dartmo Absolutely excellent。 I like all of Korelitz’s books， but this is my favorite because it’s the most literary and has the most depth and heart。 The story is compelling — as are all of her stories — but the character development is particularly rich in this novel， and she doesn’t flinch from exploring challenging， powerful topics。 And with humor too。 Highly recommended。 Favorite line: “[He] attended some weirdo college in New Hampshire where the men were men and there were no women at all。 ‘Dartmouth？’ [she] asked， not unreasonably。”（Maybe you had to be there。） 。。。more

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