As I said in my college course, while reading this novel I felt as if I were at a holiday gathering, attempting to leave and an old, senile aunt won't leave me alone. This book was basically try-hard blathering for too many pages. I got the dismantled marriage message, but the rest of the writing was just unnecessary. If you enjoy books where you need to read one sentence at least three times to even start to comprehend it's purpose, this book is for you. Within the first two pages, I actually said out loud (on the train, no less), God I love this woman. Do I wish her novel had more of a plot? Sure. I would have liked the satisfaction of knowing exactly how Mr. and Mrs. Sweet finally came to some sort of a resolution. I would have liked to know precisely what was said. But Kincaid's writing is so beautiful, her language is so evocative and funny and powerful, that even without a clear narrative, and with 182 pages of Then and Now falling all over each other, this book was completely worth it.
What do You think about See Now And Then (2000)?
got into the 1st chapter...a little less the 2nd...but by the 3rd, I was done..
—Jabee
