The Stopped Heart

A complete let-down. “I don't know” and “what do you mean?” are two phrases without which dialogue in this book would not exist. No one in this book knows anything about how they feel or what they're doing or what others are doing, or anything else, it's just a frustrating mess of smart idiots blundering about being detached and sad and confused. Other than that, overarching themes are Stockholm's syndrome experienced by a 13 year old girl in a detached and angry (?) sort of way (seriously), child molestation, trauma-induced apathy, and a marriage that's falling apart. The description sounded so eerie and interesting, but it just ended up being cringey, frustrating, and meh. I was listening to the audiobook on a long drive and have stopped at about 80%. I just wanted to know what the connection was between the two timelines, but I no longer care enough to finish the last couple hours. I don't believe it's salvageable.