Fatherland
While much of Fatherland feels underdeveloped, it is to Ms. Shorr’s credit that she has let Martin remain a disturbing enigma ... One likes to imagine that a man can’t keep cheating and getting away with it. The cold realization in this novel is that he can, actually, and without much trouble
Written with the same absorbing authenticity as works by Ann Napolitano, Ann Patchett, and Anne Tyler, Shorr’s compassionate rendition of divorce’s devastation depicts a wife’s betrayal, a daughter’s denial, and a husband’s selfishness with piercing accuracy. Such spot-on observations of domestic upheaval will appeal to discussion groups.
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Fluidly engaging prose ... If the book putters out in the last two or three chapters, that seems a small price to pay ... A remarkable success ... A beautifully written portrait of a girl and her family.
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