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LOSING CLEMENTINE
Genre: Mainstream, General Mainstream Fiction
Ream writes an agonizingly accurate portrayal of what the blackest inescapable depression feels like. The reader is entirely in Clementine’s head, and her motives are in equal turns heartbreaking and justifiable. Yet there are still moments of guffaw-worthy humor. An oddly comforting read, and an excellent choice for those who enjoy dark humor. However, a highly unsatisfying ending nearly ruins the experience. Artist Clementine Pritchard has decided to kill herself. She’ll spend the next 30 days figuring out how to do it, tying up loose ends and doing anything she finds satisfying — including throwing her tea set out the window in the first scene. In the process, it becomes clear how much other people depend on her in ways she was unaware. To the last page, the reader if left wondering whether she’ll actually go through with it. (MORROW, Mar., 320 pp., $14.99) Reviewed By: Leah Hansen Publisher: MORROW Published: March 2012 |
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