Reviews
Love emily.
A quiet tale of two sisters, who like most of us, never truly find their place in the world. It's a sorrowful, sincere and climactically poignant look at what we sometimes make of our lives. Whilst reading, I did find it hard to not compare it to Revolutionary Road, which I think is of its own calibre. To me, his characters, aren't characters at all. They're out there somewhere living their lives. I've discovered when reading Yates, he leaves me questioning my life and my own place in the world. Very much looking forward to reading a third.
After loving Revolutionary Road, I decided to try another uplifting Yates book...this one about the downward spiral of two sisters from a dysfunctional divorced "family." The man has a gift for character development. Those of us who are willing to admit and own our flaws can definitely relate, might bond, and may possibly even like his very flawed characters. Clearly, if you're looking for and uplifting summer read, this is not it. If you like diving down into the muck every so often, this is a worthy excursion. Oh, but the ending...really??? Not being a spoiler, that's all I'll say other than I'm still trying to figure it out and am aching from the disappointment.
