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Jul 11, 2018
This book Pulled me in at the beginning but it left me disappointed and bored toward the end. The set-up was great: an insulated upper middle class Manhattan neighborhood gets shook up when one of their own assaults Ricky, their much-needed handyman. But it turns out the story was more about the unraveling of marriages and finances then about any concern for Ricky. I did not care for any of the characters, other than Ricky and a Haitian nanny called Charity. All the rest seemed to spend their idle time being cleverly sarcastic and complaining about food served at all the ubiquitous dinner parties. In the meantime, Ricky is forgotten in the hospital with a lost leg. A city person could probably appreciate more what this author is trying to say.