![]() ![]() I may not remember everyone's name, but I remember what they were feeling and what I was feeling. The scenes rife with dramatic tension between lovers, or want-to-be lovers the pained restraint of characters at the climax, mixed with devastating feelings of loss and fear - all of that digs into you while pouring through "Disappearing Earth." There's maybe one or two fumbles from August through July, but when Phillips really gets cooking, I'm all in. The maze never got tricky enough for me to give up. I would've liked to have checked in with the "A" story a bit more often, but it's fun to see what she is building to. The inbetween lost me a couple of times, with too-lengthy departures from the overarching storyline, and, honestly, a lot of difficult Russian names to keep track of. ![]() It's a different sort of resolution, that leaves a lot to the imagination, but it didn't take anything away from the full book's experience for me. The two young girls being taken, and the ending's reveal are crafted expertly and had me on the edge of my seat. Julia Phillips does do a solid job opening and closing the book. The novel is broken down into a series of monthly vignettes, some of which are excellent, some forgettable. It's tough to review this book as a whole. ![]()
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