This is a good “pass the time” sort of book, but not really a must read. Her description of Beth is particularly vivid in a cold sort of way. Rather it is as though she is trying to capture the outward peace but inner turmoil and confusion of these people and their lives. Guest’s writing style is sparse and disjointed, but not in a negative way. Neither Cal nor Beth (Conrad’s mother) seem to know how to interact with him and what to do with him. As we follow Conrad’s painful journey back to his old pursuits we discover that Conrad’s older brother died during a boating accident while Conrad lived. He is returning home after his stay at a mental institution after a suicide attempt. Lets start at the beginning shall we? Conrad Jarrett comes from the decidedly upper middle class noveu riche country club family. Though Conrad appears to be the focus of the book, you get into his father Cal’s perspective quite a bit. The disjointed tone was a lot like the movie. I picked this book up from the “FREE” bin at a second hand book store because, why not? Though–I rarely say this–I liked the movie better.ĭon’t misunderstand. I assure you, I’m not being sarcastic, I also really enjoyed it as a book. I love a good miserable tragedy that ends with an unsatisfying whimper. I will admit, this is one of my favorite as a movie.
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