There is a wedding early on in this book, that proves to be a crossroad for almost every character in this story. The writer does a great job of setting up the moment but chooses to come back to it later and instead explore its significance. Despite some abrupt jumps in the timeline I enjoyed the long scope, and the dreams and realities of marriage.
The writing style is extremely easy to read and there is a lot of clever humor, delivered on the subtle side. It is equally balanced with tragedy, and the author doesn’t glance away from some of the heart-breaking parts of life.
For me it was tough to identify with the characters – none of them seemed to me like they were making rational or reasonable decisions and the ones that they did make seemed to lead to results that shouldn’t have surprised them. The novel also deals with some peeks into our future – some of these events felt a little preachy to me, which I guess is a risk when making predictions.
It was an enjoyable book that at first didn’t seem really to be my style, but I’m glad I stuck with it.
Next I am reading Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton.
