French Exit

I suppose someone might have found this touching, and the writing was lulling and mildly comic, but it reads a bit like warmed-over Wes Anderson. Unlikeable rich characters behaving quirkily. Not my thing.

I was worried about this book at first. Although I enjoyed the beginning of the novel, I feared it wouldn't be much more than a light comedy of manners. I was wrong. deWitt brings in clairvoyants, assorted hangers-on, a mysterious plan, and the adventures of a cat named Small Frank to craft a deeply beautiful novel that's centered on an incredibly engaging character.