Andrew Lipstein

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley.

The premise of this story was good (although similar to 'The Plot', which I much preferred) and the beginning was promising. However, it gradually became clear that Caleb was an extremely annoying, entirely self-absorbed narcissist, and we spent the whole novel in his head, so by the end I was glad it was over. I enjoyed the moment when Caleb's machinations backfire on him spectacularly, but it was surrounded by long stretches of boring pondering by Caleb about what would make him happy. Sandra had no discernible personality, and the ending was plain weird.… (altro)