So this is supposed to be a coming of age story I think. Natalie goes off to college and leave her childhood behind and becomes an adult. Now I normally like Shirley Jackson, but I didn't like this book. I felt it was hard to follow and the characters were un-relatable. I think Jackson did it on purpose, made them all seem a little crazy but I can;t for the life of me see why. Natalie's father is controlling and she is sheltered. I also wonder if she doesn't have multiple personalities. The writing felt disjointed and hard to read. It almost felt to me like I was reading a stream of consciousness of a crazy person. I couldn't follow the timeline or the character arc...and then it ended and I didn't see what was accomplished.
The description says its based on an actual disappearance...totally missed that part, as far as I can tell nothing bad happens to anybody, besides miserable marriages. Its supposed to be this chilling and suspenseful story, but I had no interest on what happened to Natalie and I didn't feel it was chilling, it was chaotic maybe. I just didn't like it, I was bored and found it a bit tedious to read.
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