author: laura lippman
completion date: 23/06/10
method: borrowed (dad)
i have been greatly let down by thriller mystery novels i've read so far this summer, but then again they were ian rankin books (apart from shutter island which was AWESOME). i guess this isn't really a thriller, but it has the air of mystery about it. all of the characters know more than they're telling you, but i didn't mind being left in the dark.
i like books that can centre around an asshole. something about when the main character isn't totally relatable, but totally human makes for a really compelling character. cassandra was so headstrong and right all the time, but not in an omnipotent narrator way- she's just the kind of person who has always had the answers. she was a liar and very self involved and as annoying as she could be, it made her feel more real. after all, she's a writer who's success has come through writing memoirs. that has to make you feel very self involved.
i really liked how lippman included samples of cassandra's most successful novel throughout the book. not only did it it make for really awesome characterization, but it let us see how cassandra thought.
i did find i wanted more mystery though. mainly because i enjoy the suspense and have been starved for it in my recent readings, and when i really think about it i don't know how much a car chase would have suited the pace of this book. it was a great one to read while commuting because it was totally engrossing and exciting and well written, but i don't think i'd read it again. it definitely felt like the kind of book you buy in an airport bookstore and leave on the plane when you finish it.
xo- ellebee
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