Helpful Score: 2
Oh dear, this book was a mess of topics that ended abruptly or never went anywhere. Add to that two main characters that are highly unlikeable. Doug Fanning is the power investment banker who is immoral, greedy, and cruel; he is written purposefully for the reader to hate him, I think. Charlotte used to teach history but retired or was forced to retire when she began voicing her own strong righteous views in her classroom. Doug "meets" Charlotte when he builds his McMansion right next door to her bungalow. as his empty, unfurnished mansion expands (get it??? symbolism 101, Doug=mansion) he starts to take down the trees separating his house and Charlotte's. Charlotte believes that land belongs to her father, and subsequently to her, and she sues him in petty court, then escalates. Doug, well, of course Doug ignores her and her increasingly insane rantings (she is suffering from Alzheimers or some degenerative disease). If you're looking for a violent or dramatic finish, well, this book will not provide one for you. It will fizzle out.
Oh, in case you were wondering, there's also a storyline that takes precedence is the Federal investigation of some of Doug's illegal investment actions. But even that leads to no definite conclusion. The entire tone of the book seems to be, "Who cares?"
Oh, in case you were wondering, there's also a storyline that takes precedence is the Federal investigation of some of Doug's illegal investment actions. But even that leads to no definite conclusion. The entire tone of the book seems to be, "Who cares?"
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