MixedThe Associated PressChoi...is at her best when describing the soul-consuming, life-spinning vortex of Regina\'s desperate, needy love for Martha ... Choi wields a dazzling dexterity with language, spicing the novel with gems of precisely-crafted phrasing and slivers of insight into the human psyche ... Ultimately, however, the novel suffers from the self-absorption of its central characters. Although painted as alluring, magnetic women, Regina and Martha emerge as selfish and unlikeable, only dimly aware of the impact their actions have on the lives of those around them. Even Regina\'s eventual awakening rings hollow, a redemptive act negated by an all-too-facile infidelity.
