chukg's review against another edition
3.0
I picked this up in a library binding at work so it had very little information about the book on the cover. It mentioned that it was a Giller Prize finalist and I thought that would be good enough. It wasn't. It's a fairly standard literary tale of an almost middle-aged man having a relationship crisis, plus some red herrings and some serious issues with his brother. A big chunk of it is told out of order, but the language also made me feel like I was at one or two removes from the main character (even in first person), even though the story felt like it would be better suited to a more intimate telling. It's not horrible and there's lots of local colour for Toronto, Montreal, and some cities in Europe.
anndouglas's review
4.0
A compelling story about love and betrayal -- or, rather, loves and betrayals -- and the resulting fallout.
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