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Ladataan... Man of the Year (vuoden 2019 painos)Tekijä: Caroline Louise Walker (Tekijä)
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. Man of the Year by Caroline Louise Walker is a diabolically clever mystery. Dr. Robert Hart is Sag Harbor's newly minted Man of the Year but instead of riding high, he is beset by doubts and suspicions about his wife Elizabeth's fidelity. Robert's college age son Jonah and his best friend Nick Carpenter are visiting when Elizabeth invites Nick to stay with the three of them for the summer. Robert is less than pleased since he is very eager to see the last of Nick. Plus Elizabeth's invitation ratchets up his certainty she and Nick are sleeping together. He then begins a concerted, sly campaign to induce Nick to leave but exactly how far is Robert willing to gto to eject their houseguest? Robert is a self-centered and possessive man who quickly becomes paranoid about the people around him. He has his reasons for distrusting Elizabeth but is he reading the situation with Nick correctly? Unable to find definitive proof of their affair, Robert instead does everything he can to get rid of the young man. He starts making some very ill-thought out decisions that eventually come back to haunt him and place him in a very precarious position. Just as things begin to spiral further of control, Robert must contend with unexpected situations both at work and at home. With a unique premise, Man of the Year is a fascinating character driven mystery. Unfortunately most of the story takes place inside of Robert's head which is not the most pleasant experience. Although Robert is the primary narrator, a few chapters are written from various character's perspectives. The storyline is intriguing but the pacing is quite slow until around the half way point. With some shocking twists and stunning turns, Caroline Louise Walker brings the novel to a bit of a frustratingly ambiguous conclusion. All in all, an entertaining debut. ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
Offering shelter for the summer to his son's troubled college roommate, Dr. Robert Hart, who has just been named Sag Harbor's Man of the Year, reveals a dark inner nature when he develops paranoid suspicions about his wife's fidelity. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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The author is skilled at creating circumstances that change with perception. Each chapter is told in the point of view from each character, so the disconnect between perception is magnified. Some characters get to speak only once, which is jarring. I had to think for a moment or two when a minor character took over the narration. Some of these narrators are never heard from again; they tell their story just for the reader to see things from yet another angle.
Dr. Hart is a tragic figure, cuckolded by his son’s friend, who is staying with the family over the summer. The stereotypical “guest staying in the pool house” provides a convenient location for some activities that muddy the plot and/or provide tension. His wife Elizabeth seems self-centered and vacuous – I am not sure if that was what the author intended, or if she was written that way on purpose. I disliked her almost from the start and did not change my feelings when the book was finished. However, I did end up disliking the rest of the characters towards the end, regardless of how the plot twisted. At that point, I was heartily sick of everyone’s machinations and drama and self-servitude.
I would give the book four and a half stars, for while the plot was engaging there were a few draggy spots and as mentioned above, some characters faded in and out. This fading caused me to disengage a bit when they reappeared since I thought they were on the fringe, not actually moving the story along. ( )