Some other thoughts
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/legacy/posts/list/1140595.page

I didn’t like it. I thought it was dull throughout and anticlimactic at the end.

Anonymous wrote:I felt like there was one sub-plot too many and she slightly diluted the quality. I suspect it was the family “out west” I was supposed to be invested in/the “cancel culture” subplot.

Yeah I really liked it and also thought it was maybe 1/3 too long

I also really liked it. I think it resonated with me especially because of some of my own experiences in MS/HS (that have seemed more and more questionable as time as passed) but I also liked the writing and the structure.

Anonymous wrote:I felt like there was one sub-plot too many and she slightly diluted the quality. I suspect it was the family “out west” I was supposed to be invested in/the “cancel culture” subplot.

I liked the cancel culture subplot. I thought it raised a lot of points we should be talking about more.

I felt like there was one sub-plot too many and she slightly diluted the quality. I suspect it was the family “out west” I was supposed to be invested in/the “cancel culture” subplot.

Interesting. I liked her other books better. This one started well but seemed longer than it should be to me.

Brilliant writing, I agree. A wonderful book and the first one to hold my interest in a long time.

I just finished it and it’s the best book I have read in 2023. Anyone else find it really moving, especially how are attitudes have changed in the last few decades to sexism. Great mystery as well!