Reviews and Comments

I liked the first two chapters, the author is good as setting the scene, I’ll give her that. I don’t get why it’s classified as a « thriller » because the disapearance happends quite early in the book and there is no evolution of the case outside the main character’s mind. At some point the character breaks the fourth wall for no reason, and goes into all sorts of rambling. In the end it’s a « it was all in her head, she is schizophrenic » and as much as I could see it coming it was such a let down…

Very informative, some chapters (6th) are very math-focused and I had to read them slowly to understand. His critic of the urban renewal program in the USA (circa 1964) draws a grim - but fair - picture of the program, and it's very interesting. He calls out gentrification practices, yet the last line of the book left a sour taste in my mouth;

" The Federal Urban Renewal Program conceived in 1949 had admirable goals. Unfortunately it has not achieved them in the past and cannot achieve them in the future. Only free enterprise can. "

[eyeroll]

I feel like I've been fooled.