The Guest List was the teachers' book club selection for February, but it looks like we will be pushing it to March, as our January meeting is being postponed due to the increase in Covid cases. I read this on the flight out to California over our Christmas break.
If you've followed this blog for a while, you know I am not a fan of alternating viewpoints. I think it's a trend in literature that needs to go away for a while, as it is way too common. This story is told in the alternating viewpoints of 5 people attending a very exclusive wedding on a remote island off Ireland (our meeting is going to be at Duffy's when we finally have it...).
Those telling the story are:
The bride Jules, a spoiled brat
The plus one Hannah, wife of Jules' best friend
The best man Johnno, a jerk
The wedding planner Aoife, who owns the island and has family buried there
The bridesmaid Olivia, Jules' half-sister via their mother
We know at the outset one person is going to die, but we do not know who. We also know the weather is turning bad and help cannot reach the island.
I have really mixed feelings on this. I had to go back often to re-read who was telling the particular scene, and there were a LOT of side characters--the rest of the groomsmen, college friends, family, etc.--that need to be kept straight. It also felt that even though these are adults, they acted like high school students, made worse by alcohol and drugs. It was very One Of Us Is Lying and Clue like.
A meh for me, but maybe a yes for you. Find this on display soon.
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