3.75 stars.

That was ... very intense.

There are elements of predictability in this book that don't discredit it but ... it also doesn't make it any better. As the plot unravels you really get a feel for this idea of unreliability. Like the main narrators held up mirrors: the ideal vs. the actual. Ultimately sometimes you don't even know the people closest to you which makes this book a lot more haunting than on first pass.

There are a lot of interesting things that talk about gender relations. This ties together nicely with the ideal vs. the actual: some people want you to be a certain way and you want to be that way if it pleases people (being the "cool girl" or the "caring man"). Saying more will reveal too much but this adds to the weightiness of the book.

It's ... good. It is. Very much so, but the last twenty or so pages kind of made me want to drop that star. Don't let that dissuade you, though. It's a worthwhile read, I think. I need to lay down.