The Reserve

The passages discussing the Adirondacks are lovely, and at times this book reminded me a bit of Wallace Stegner. There is a wonderful, accurate, and troubling brief discussion of the undermining of the independent “yeomen and yeowomen” as the wealth gap grew in the 20s and 30s ... surely it could be written today. But the characters are too one dimensional; they almost seem like cartoons. Leftist self-indulgent & self-absorbed artist. Beautiful high strung troubled heiress. Noble Adirondack guide. Loyal and rather perfect wife. I wish they had been more nuanced so that the people part of the story would be more believable and engaging.

Interesting book. I don't know that I liked the ending. Everything was tied up at the end, but in a strange way. I don't like story lines where adultery is the main topic.