A review by sarahnodarseowen
Before the Fall by Noah Hawley

2.0

I have never—read a book—with so—many—em dashes. Seriously, the most glaringly obvious and distracting thing. The dialogue was unrealistic throughout, and the many many pages waxing poetic and repeating (almost word for word) themes and opinions added up to a book that was far too long. There was nothing creating empathy for the characters, who mostly just float around and live inside their own heads, occasionally pretending to care about others. The ending felt like such a cop out, perpetuating violence against women in a novel that could've had a very compelling resolution.