A review by mikaylawithlove
You Should Have Left by Daniel Kehlmann

4.0

A novella that was incredibly concise, unnerving, and twisty. I can understand how the "journal-entry" style of writing really didn't work for some readers, but I personally felt it was necessary to help the reader know the unnamed narrator better. I thought the ending was a but predictable, but enjoyed the rest of the plot. I was especially disturbed by the scenes involving the baby monitor (as I have a newborn and spend a lot of my free time staring at a monitor screen). Kehlmann shows amazing control over language in this work, and as a former creative writing student I really appreciated that as well. Overall, I would recommend!