Wednesday, June 07, 2017

BEFORE THE FALL

Author:  Noah Hawley
Genre:  Fiction, Standalone
Published:  2016
Personal Rating:  2.5/5 (eh)
Format/Narrator:  Audiobook/Robert Petkoff
Yearly Count:  25


From NetGalley:
On a foggy summer night, eleven people--ten privileged, one down-on-his-luck painter--depart Martha's Vineyard headed for New York. Sixteen minutes later, the unthinkable happens: the passengers disappear into the ocean. The only survivors are Scott Burroughs--the painter--and a four-year-old boy, who is now the last remaining member of a wealthy and powerful media mogul's family.

With chapters weaving between the aftermath of the tragedy and the backstories of the passengers and crew members--including a Wall Street titan and his wife, a Texan-born party boy just in from London, a young woman questioning her path in life, and a career pilot--the mystery surrounding the crash heightens. As the passengers' intrigues unravel, odd coincidences point to a conspiracy: Was it merely dumb chance that so many influential people perished? Or was something far more sinister at work? Events soon threaten to spiral out of control in an escalating storm of media outrage and accusations--all while the reader draws closer and closer to uncovering the truth.

Amid pulse-quickening suspense, the fragile relationship between Scott and the young boy glows at the heart of this stunning novel, raising questions of fate, human nature, and the inextricable ties that bind us together.

This started out good, but ended up getting bogged down with too many characters that I didn't care about in the least.  And, the completed storyline felt underwhelming.  

Thoughts of Joy

My thanks go to Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for providing me with the eGalley.

4 comments:

  1. Aw, too bad. I find too many characters confusing.

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    1. Bermudaonion ~ Especially ones that you don't care about, so they don't stick.

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  2. I started loving this one and, like you, liked it less as the story continued.

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