PositiveThe Seattle Times\"[Those Who Knew is] a novel that feels simultaneously timely and timeless ... Novey’s premise is straightforward and the book’s message isn’t especially subtle, but she deftly avoids cliché by employing a unique narrative style that includes the perspectives of all six main characters and a variety of chapter formats ... The downside to this format is that because the novel is on the short side, not every character is as fully developed as they could be.\
