Completed: 9/13/2022
Recommendation: Not Recommended
Recommended By: Nobody
Review:
Almost immediately the book reveals that there is now a string that each person has which identifies the length of that person's life. The book sort of ripples out to look at how that changes society via several main characters. This wasn't done well. The characters were basically all from New York, so it was a particularly New York view of the world. There were lots of coincidences in the interactions of these characters and a slew of minor characters. It really felt like the author felt it necessary that every character introduced had to interact with more than one other character. As a side-effect, the entire story seems remarkably contrived and though there is a token recognition that there is a broader society, the covey of main characters really only interact with the larger society via one other character. This means that the book is too short (the main characters don't all have real lives--generally just stereotypes) and too long (oh, look, another chance encounter). Finally, a pet peeve of mine is having male characters ask anyone, "Are you sure?" It is a tiny group of men who ask that question and only after extensive training. I just did not enjoy this book and was glad when it wrapped up all neatly in a bow.
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