A review by trish1oo1
Evidence of the Affair, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

While I do love an interesting narrative device I feel like telling this story through letters limits the story. We have seen these characters before, we have seen this plot before, and this story before. But what would make it unique? Making these characters distinguishable and interesting. Since this story is only being told by letter we are limited in what we learn about the characters. We don't get to see them at dinner and interact, we only read about the aftermath. That is not good storytelling and it makes reading this story less enjoyable. I'm sure the author had great intentions for this story by coming up with a fun narrative device however, this was not the correct story to use it. The vagueness and missing character details do not work in such a brief story. 
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