The Oppenheimer family has a complex history. Salo and Johanna met as the result of a sad set of circumstances. Their lives were further complicated when they required the help of IVF to have children, leading to the birth of their triplets. As time goes on the Oppenheimers grow apart and Johanna begins to wonder what is next for her in her life, leading to the birth of a latecomer, a fourth child that will soon have an effect on the entirety of the Oppenheimer family.
The Latecomer is an intense novel that contains some serious topics, but it is also a great story. It is slow to start, and has a lot of backstory at the beginning. To be honest, due to this slow start, I very well might not have finished this novel if I had not received an advanced copy. That being said, I would have missed out on a great story had I not finished it. I enjoyed the main characters (well, all but one to be frank) and their relationships and connections to each other. There is an honesty that Jean Hanff Korelitz brings to this novel within its fiction and I am glad that I stuck with this novel.
The Latecomer is an intense novel that contains some serious topics, but it is also a great story. It is slow to start, and has a lot of backstory at the beginning. To be honest, due to this slow start, I very well might not have finished this novel if I had not received an advanced copy. That being said, I would have missed out on a great story had I not finished it. I enjoyed the main characters (well, all but one to be frank) and their relationships and connections to each other. There is an honesty that Jean Hanff Korelitz brings to this novel within its fiction and I am glad that I stuck with this novel.