Thank you Celadon Book and Netgalley for the advanced copy of The Latecomer! I was so excited to receive it!
The Latecomer is a multi-generational story surrounding the Oppenheimer family, Salo and Johanna, their IVF triplets Harrison, Lewyn and Sally and the "latecomer" sibling Phoebe. Very character driven in nature, The Latecomer dives deep into many heavier issues including accidental death, grief, infertility, infidelity, resentment, privilege and race, religion and complicated family dynamics.
The Latecomer was a very different read for me in that I enjoyed the first 25% and the last 25%, but felt as though the middle 50% was very slow. That middle section of the book was entirely too long and in my opinion most of it could have been edited out. I honestly had to switch to the audio version otherwise I honestly might have chosen to stop reading. The ending where things finally begin to come together was great though. I wish we got more of that last 25% where Phoebe really comes into the picture. I think there may be many readers who really relate to this one and soak it's long length in, but unfortunately that wasn't me.
The Latecomer is a multi-generational story surrounding the Oppenheimer family, Salo and Johanna, their IVF triplets Harrison, Lewyn and Sally and the "latecomer" sibling Phoebe. Very character driven in nature, The Latecomer dives deep into many heavier issues including accidental death, grief, infertility, infidelity, resentment, privilege and race, religion and complicated family dynamics.
The Latecomer was a very different read for me in that I enjoyed the first 25% and the last 25%, but felt as though the middle 50% was very slow. That middle section of the book was entirely too long and in my opinion most of it could have been edited out. I honestly had to switch to the audio version otherwise I honestly might have chosen to stop reading. The ending where things finally begin to come together was great though. I wish we got more of that last 25% where Phoebe really comes into the picture. I think there may be many readers who really relate to this one and soak it's long length in, but unfortunately that wasn't me.