I wanted to like this book, but the main character, Grace, I could not connect with. Grace claimed it was hard to grasp her history aBook rating: 2.5
I wanted to like this book, but the main character, Grace, I could not connect with. Grace claimed it was hard to grasp her history and that's how the whole book felt, particularly about the main character. Grace is in her 30s, her marriage is failing in America, when her mother dies in India. Grace herself is half-Italian, half-Indian. Upon her mother's death Grace finds out she has a sister that has Down's Syndrome and has been raised in a care home.
Grace inherits not only a fairly large sum of money to live without working, but also a house along the beach near a small village. Here Grace brings her sister to live and care for her. But the monotony of the daily activities and the remoteness is too much so about once a month she goes into the city to visit friends for the weekend.
The book attempts to be about her parents, and her marriage but it seems to fall flat so often....more
Part of the book was interesting, mostly in the beginning, then it seemed to go off the rails for me. This is a fictional book taking place in the neaPart of the book was interesting, mostly in the beginning, then it seemed to go off the rails for me. This is a fictional book taking place in the near future in Berlin. A big part of the book is the house where Anja and Louis live, a new type of eco-community that is completely sustainable. Yet there are cameras everywhere and the company involved is where Anja works, who just got fired but then hired as a consultant. Anyway, when it ended I just had to ask -- what did I just read? I know much of it is satire, but still trying to make sense of it.