A review by duffymn
Lake Success by Gary Shteyngart

4.0

I’m familiar with Shteyngart’s tongue and cheek writing, and boy, this is a doozy. Barry is the most unlikeable character, and is overly myopic. I quit at first, then read a Washington Post review, and continued. It’s on purpose, folks. We are meant to see his billion flaws, and that helps as a reader. Once I got past the fact that it’s funny, I enjoyed the plot. Keep going. Shteyngart is a master craftsman.