Sherry F. (sherryfair) reviewed on 8/10/2005 + 55 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

This is a subtle, beautifully written book, with a highly reflective first-person narrator. The depiction of people in their 20s and 30s, who've been friends since high school, hanging out together in a small college town, is beautifully done. Also the scenes in Manhattan among housemates trying to make their marks in their various ways ring very true. Anyone who loves the city will perk up on reading the passages set there. The book is a carefuly exploration of how women deal with the concept of duty, love and obligations. HOWEVER ... I disliked the character of Kilroy. The author did a great job, to make him this real, but I don't like recalling him and so the book's got to go.

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