Author: R.O. Kwon
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication Date: July 31, 2018
Edition: Hardcover (224 pages)
Genres:
- Fiction
- Contemporary Fiction
Phoebe Lin and Will Kendall meet and fall in love as students at Edwards University. They are from different backgrounds. Each, in their own way, is searching for identity and trying to come to terms with their past. Each is trying to heal emotionally. Phoebe becomes involved with a religious cult with a commitment to terrorist acts, and Will is struggling to regain perspective after leaving behind his fundamentalist religious background.
The book appealed because I thought it would offer insight into personality characteristics of those drawn into this behavior, and to an extent, it did. However, I found I could not fully relate to either of these young people in a real way. I'm not sure this is anyone's fault. The book is certainly well written, and the characters are not shallow people. Perhaps it's my age showing. I found the book oddly disturbing, but with a weird kind of intensity. This will probably not be a reread for me, but I expect it will have broad appeal and likely receive awards.
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