The book was an interesting sort of hypothetical of what it’s like for those close to someone who commits suicide and have to continue in the wake of that tragedy. It obviously was a heavy and sad concept as each character is sort of trying to make sense or even unravel why Alice killed herself, while also in some ways being stuck in aspects of their own lives. 

I liked the concept of this, as suicide isn’t a one time event - it has vast repercussions and has a measure of grief that doesn’t go away from what I’ve heard and witnessed. 

The characters however, I really disliked. They were all petty, selfish, self-centered and vindictive. Benji is the only one I felt had any redeeming quality, but good Lord they were awful people. 

It was also super odd how the author chose to fill the book with so many complicated and little-used words. I guess maybe it was supposed to be poetic or something but it just made it hard to relate because it doesn’t relate well to most novel readers. Just felt like it was some literary competition to the point that it seemed rather pretentious. Much like the characters in the book. 

Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions are mine.