Not sure there's such a thing as a perfect novel, but this comes pretty damn close. Jones takes a structure that's starting to feel cliche (the multi-perspectives that work so well in [b:A Game of Thrones|13496|A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)|George R.R. Martin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1436732693s/13496.jpg|1466917] and [b:Gone Girl|19288043|Gone Girl|Gillian Flynn|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1397056917s/19288043.jpg|13306276] and that now everybody is trying to use) and breaths new life in it. The narrative perspectives aren't a he-said/she-said, they are complementary, meshing together to show us the complexities of love and marriage and family. It's a masterfully structured novel. Definitely should be considered one of the best of 2018.