PositiveThe Washington Post... smart, spooky ... Rarely does the macabre get so salacious .. .Through it all, Bonnaffons offers a worthy critique of the synecdoche of young adulthood, where sex sometimes stands in for love and clumsy attempts to throw parties are the height of community-building ... The question is, can this novel accommodate everything? The answer: Not completely. By the time Rachel and the book reach their conclusions, some readers may long for a lengthier, more complicated story. Others may be satisfied with this one’s evanescence, its haunting irresolution a reminder of our fleeting time on Earth.
