Review: Asymmetry

Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was a frustrating book. The first third was a well-written and enjoyable read about a young woman who falls for an older man, both writers. This made sense with the title of the book (their relationship, due to their age and experience, was asymmetrical on many levels.) The second third of the book was about a man detained at airport security because of racial profiling. Then the final third of the book supposedly tied the first two together - except I don't believe it did - not well at least. After such good character development in the first third, and such good plot in the middle, I was expecting a great crescendo at the end to tie it all together. Alas, no luck.

Perhaps this is an insiders' book - one that is better enjoyed by writers and critics. But for a professional book-lover, it missed the mark.

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