Jean Hanff Korelitz's new novel You Should Have Known is taut, claustrophobic and gripping: a marriage unravels, a mystery unfolds, and the book within the book -- an advice book about choosing the right husband with the eponymous title "You Should Have Known"-- takes on an epically ironic role, which might seem heavy-handed if it wasn't so much fun . . . the marriage counselor married a psychopath!
I'm off next week to help zwoman take care of zdaughter. What should I read during my down time?
ReplyDeletecongrats on zdaughter! name? if you've got a kindle, you would love the short "american hippopatumus" by jon mooallem. "sixth extinction" and" the goldfinch" also awesome.
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