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A review by samantita
What Could Be Saved by Liese O'Halloran Schwarz
5.0
The book started right away with the story--no dragging fluff or nonsense. It was about a family of 5 in the 1970s--mom, dad, two girls, and a boy. They move from D.C. to Bangkok so the dad could become a spy under the guise of building a dam for a humanitarian project. After 4 years of living there, the boy disappears, only to reappear in 2019. The story is told between the two timelines.
What makes the story so good is that it's the perfect blend of a character-driven novel and a plot-driven novel. Each character, even the seemingly minor ones, plays an important role in how the events unfold. Each character's thoughts and choices are revealed in such a way that it puts you right into the moment. And the plot only left me continuously craving more. I was even worried that we wouldn't find out what happened to Philip!
It's gonna be hard to beat this book this year, and it's only January.
What makes the story so good is that it's the perfect blend of a character-driven novel and a plot-driven novel. Each character, even the seemingly minor ones, plays an important role in how the events unfold. Each character's thoughts and choices are revealed in such a way that it puts you right into the moment. And the plot only left me continuously craving more. I was even worried that we wouldn't find out what happened to Philip!
It's gonna be hard to beat this book this year, and it's only January.