The next stand-alone novel by the fabulous New York Times bestselling author of AND WHEN SHE WAS GOOD. Set in the past and the present, AFTER IM GONE tells the story of five women whose lives are changed forever when the man they love mysteriously disappears.
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The next stand-alone novel by the fabulous New York Times bestselling author of AND WHEN SHE WAS GOOD. Set in the past and the present, AFTER IM GONE tells the story of five women whose lives are changed forever when the man they love mysteriously disappears.
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Add this copy of After I'M Gone to cart. $60.87, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by Harperaudio.
It pains me to admit how many times I tossed this book aside; I found the way Laura Lippman moved the story -- forward and backward, then to a midpoint, constantly moving the story and time -- to be disconcerting. After awhile, it simply became irritating. The book often moved slower than a snail.
The other problem I had with this story is that I didn't really care about any of the characters. The story begins about the time Felix Brewer was convicted and about to go to prison. Instead, he abandons his wife and 3 daughters and escapes the country for parts unknown. Much of the rest of the story is how beautiful Bernadette "Bambi" Gottschalk Brewer and daughters and friends survive without him.
The only character I felt marginally interested in was the wronged wife, Bambi. Felix always had a swarm of lovers around him; he took care of his latest paramour, Julie, by giving her a business.
His wife was left destitute but she refused to accept Felix was gone and never filed for his life insurance or veteran's benefits. Instead, she kept up appearances in the huge home she and Felix bought ? even though she did not have the resources to do so.
Their three daughters were some of the most pathetic specimens in modern fiction. I found little/nothing to admire about them individually or as a group. They seemed to be hateful harpies.
I haven't really enjoyed the last two Lippman books much {AND WHEN SHE WAS GOOD (2012) and AFTER I'M GONE (2014)}. Laura Lippman has been one of my favorite authors, but I think she's heading in a direction where I don't plan to follow. This makes two books filled with unlikeable characters doing ?who cares? kinds of things.
