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A review by phaedosia
Both Ways is the Only Way I Want It by Maile Meloy
4.0
I love Maile Meloy She takes your hand and helps you dive right into these people's lives. And the title, Both Ways is the Only Way I Want It is so apt.
Several of these stories, quite fittingly, dealt with adultery. When you think about it, adultery is the epitome of wanting it "both ways." And while I found myself squirming and thinking "don't do it, don't do it," I couldn't help but marvel at how well the stories were constructed.
Each of these dramas takes place against a bleak backdrop, whether it be a Midwestern town in winter where black ice can claim your life in an instant or a black diamond ski run where one wrong move leads to disaster. But, when you're teetering on the knife's edge of indecision, what better landscape? Not only that, but Meloy is a master at foreshadowing and manages to plant uneasiness in even the most mundane situations--a family meal, a camping trip.
Read more here: http://bookhearth.blogspot.com/2011/04/both-ways-is-only-way-i-want-it-by.html
Several of these stories, quite fittingly, dealt with adultery. When you think about it, adultery is the epitome of wanting it "both ways." And while I found myself squirming and thinking "don't do it, don't do it," I couldn't help but marvel at how well the stories were constructed.
Each of these dramas takes place against a bleak backdrop, whether it be a Midwestern town in winter where black ice can claim your life in an instant or a black diamond ski run where one wrong move leads to disaster. But, when you're teetering on the knife's edge of indecision, what better landscape? Not only that, but Meloy is a master at foreshadowing and manages to plant uneasiness in even the most mundane situations--a family meal, a camping trip.
Read more here: http://bookhearth.blogspot.com/2011/04/both-ways-is-only-way-i-want-it-by.html