Erin reviewed Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley
Review of 'Cult Classic' on 'Goodreads'
Listen, I don’t hate pretentious books as a rule or anything, but this one lost me.
English language
Published June 14, 2022 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
3 stars
(10 reviews)
One night in New York City’s Chinatown, a woman is at a work reunion dinner with former colleagues when she excuses herself to buy a pack of cigarettes. On her way back, she runs into a former boyfriend. And then another. And . . . another. Nothing is quite what it seems as the city becomes awash with ghosts of heartbreaks past.
What would normally pass for coincidence becomes something far stranger as the recently engaged Lola must contend not only with the viability of her current relationship but with the fact that both her best friend and her former boss, a magazine editor turned mystical guru, might have an unhealthy investment in the outcome. Memories of the past swirl and converge in ways both comic and eerie, as Lola is forced to decide if she will surrender herself to the conspiring of one very contemporary cult.
Is it possible …
One night in New York City’s Chinatown, a woman is at a work reunion dinner with former colleagues when she excuses herself to buy a pack of cigarettes. On her way back, she runs into a former boyfriend. And then another. And . . . another. Nothing is quite what it seems as the city becomes awash with ghosts of heartbreaks past.
What would normally pass for coincidence becomes something far stranger as the recently engaged Lola must contend not only with the viability of her current relationship but with the fact that both her best friend and her former boss, a magazine editor turned mystical guru, might have an unhealthy investment in the outcome. Memories of the past swirl and converge in ways both comic and eerie, as Lola is forced to decide if she will surrender herself to the conspiring of one very contemporary cult.
Is it possible to have a happy ending in an age when the past is ever at your fingertips and sanity is for sale? With her gimlet eye, Sloane Crosley spins a wry literary fantasy that is equal parts page-turner and poignant portrayal of alienation.
ish-i-ness reviewed Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley
Review of 'Cult Classic' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Well I hated the ending. I still really enjoyed reading this book. Lots of clever lines, a great female protagonist I could relate to, some weird stuff going on. But ugh. What a bad ending. I could have used more closure, ironically, given that was supposed to be the purpose of all the events here. I don’t know if I’d recommended it. It’s not bad for a summer/beach read. The writing was fun if nothing else. I dont know…. It was ok…
