A review by humblej
Prosperous Friends, by Christine Schutt
2.0
What was the point of the book, the resonating message I'm supposed to be left with? It's so vague. I don't like any of the characters and I don't know why the main couple bothered to get married in the first place. I understand more of why Dinah married James, Jimmy, Jimbo Card.
It's definitely meant to be read at night. The words flow in a really nice way sometimes, lulling. But during the day, I'm a bit jarred by the body shaming and the fact that these people are really awful to their core. And there is this line about Haitians and Guatemalans and white folks that rubs me the wrong way. I have no idea what the author meant by it because there's no context surrounding it. It just is.
It's definitely meant to be read at night. The words flow in a really nice way sometimes, lulling. But during the day, I'm a bit jarred by the body shaming and the fact that these people are really awful to their core. And there is this line about Haitians and Guatemalans and white folks that rubs me the wrong way. I have no idea what the author meant by it because there's no context surrounding it. It just is.