Every Last One: A Novel by Anna Quindlen Book Review

BOOK REVIEW

Every Last One: A Novel (Random House Reader's Circle)

by Anna Quindlen

Publication Date: 2010
Publisher: Random House
Genre: Modern Fiction
# of pages: 352
Rating (1-5): 4

I really enjoyed this book! Anna Quindlen creates believable characters and builds them well during the first half of the book. The reader comes to relate to the characters, and almost feels as though they are members of their own family. I thought that the first part of the book was getting to be a little slow towards the end of the first half. But there was a good reason to lull the reader into an ordinary place.  The shocking events that occur a little less than halfway through the book have all the more impact, attesting to the story telling skill of the author. The rest of the book is truly masterful, keeping the reader engaged and eager to learn the fate of the book's heroine. As every good book should do, the reader is left at the end with a vague feeling of loss, as if your next door neighbor has moved away, and a desire to know more. I recommend this book to anyone who would like a good story about contemporary family life.... a life that goes terribly wrong, and yet a book that ends on a note of hope. Read this one, and enjoy!