Perrotta, Tom. The Leftovers. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2011. Print.Tom Perrotta's latest novel is about how the residents of a small suburban town carry on with their lives after the Rapture has taken away many of their loved ones without warning. For a longer description of the storyline, read this review from the New York Times: nytimes.com.
SPOILER ALERT:
I was disappointed by the book's ending. Like the Rapture itself (or the last episode of The Sopranos), it happened abruptly without tying up any loose ends. I had grown attached to the characters and wanted to spend more time with them. If this had been a John Irving book, it would have gone on for another 500 pages and I still wouldn't have wanted it to end. The main characters would have adopted (or shot) a bear and run away to New Hampshire or Austria (or both). The Leftovers could have been a great American classic, had it not ended so soon.
SPOILER ALERT:
I was disappointed by the book's ending. Like the Rapture itself (or the last episode of The Sopranos), it happened abruptly without tying up any loose ends. I had grown attached to the characters and wanted to spend more time with them. If this had been a John Irving book, it would have gone on for another 500 pages and I still wouldn't have wanted it to end. The main characters would have adopted (or shot) a bear and run away to New Hampshire or Austria (or both). The Leftovers could have been a great American classic, had it not ended so soon.
