No resolution.īlog | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Youtubeĭennis Lehane is truly one of my most favorite contemporary authors. Lehane finishes with an open ending, so I didn't even get any closure on this disappointing story. Even the dialogue seemed to lose something towards the end of the book, feeling scripted and unrealistic.
The comically dramatic action scenes of the later chapters felt so cheesy. Rachel was bland to me, and every other character was either outright bad, or so unbelievably great that I could only assume they were hiding something. I think, perhaps, that many feel this book gains its strength not from its thrills and surprises, but from its character exploration, but I can’t say I liked anyone. Lehane drops huge hints earlier in the story that something is not quite right so the big "oh my gosh" probably won't come as a surprise, and one hint is only subtle if you’re American or don’t use the date format dd/mm/yyyy The plot twists are somehow both predictable and seriously farfetched. I felt like I'd been transported into a cheesy action movie like Mr and Mrs Smith, or something like it. The later chapters of Since We Fell are really quite ridiculous. And I say this as a fan of several of Lehane's books. It’s like Lehane pooled all of his notes and shoved them together, regardless of whether they fit or not. All of them failing to come together successfully.
Gillian Flynn said that this book contains two different stories, but I would argue that it contains several. And, lastly, the third part is a ludicrous stream of action that requires a suspension of disbelief I seem to be incapable of. The second part of the book is one of confusion and suspicion, as Rachel stumbles upon a secret that will change everything. Then Rachel meets the wonderful, perfect Brian who is willing to help her through her personal issues, and she settles into a second marriage. Many characters come into the book and leave just as quickly, never to be mentioned again. The first part turns out to be an overlong and elaborate backstory about Rachel's childhood, adolescence, her mother's death and the subsequent search for her absent father, her career in investigative journalism, and her first failed marriage. Unfortunately, though, it kind of wasn't. I've seen some other reviewers mention the slowness of the first half but, to be honest, I didn't mind so much because I assumed it was leading up to something bigger something important. I am really disappointed with how Since We Fell turned out.
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