Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
Read for: RIP Challenge
I’m not really sure where to start on a summary for this one. As the book begins, Elspeth has died. In her will, she leaves her flat to her estranged twin’s American daughters (also twins). The only stipulation is that they have to live in the flat for a year before they can sell it. Of course, the twins decide to move to London to live in the flat for the year. As they begin to make friends with the other residents of the building, they find that they flat is haunted by Elspeth. Which leads to some plot twists which I found pretty predictable.
The book was definitely an interesting read and it was perfect for reading the week before Halloween, but it was just sooo predictable. And I didn’t find the ending to be all that satisfying either (maybe because I saw it coming?). I just didn’t find this book to be as good as The Time Traveller’s Wife. I know this is a short review, but I don’t have much else to say. It was a fun read, but nothing special.
I’m having a hard time categorizing this one, do I need a new genre?
12/11/2009 at 7:56 pm Permalink
I had this one during read-a-thon and completely forgot about it. I am reading it now but I missed my Halloween themed reading opportunity. I am only about 30 pages in and it seems a tad slow. I hope it picks up.
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