Adam Pelzman

Gabriel is stuck in his New York flat and takes this time to observe his neighbours. The book is written in a stream of consciousness from the third person, providing readers with an extremely visual description of the characters and their routines. As a result, Gabriel witnesses the change in his neighbours and the bursts of activities such as the arrival of EMTs and a neighbour getting sick. This is a rollercoaster of a read.


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Thank you to Hidden Gems Books and author.… (mehr)

Very well written

Been awhile since i read any straight up lit fic without any speculative elements at all. This is the kind of book which is best read without spoilers or advance warning--all you need to know is on the back cover. It was very well written, with three excellent (if slightly improbable) character studies and a lot of brilliant microtension.

The slight improbabilty of one of the characters had me squinting a little and i actually think the book could have benefited from being longer. I'd have liked a trifle more of Pov3 in certain sections. Would still recommend happily, however.… (mehr)

A quality debut novel, with three strong and well-developed characters: Julian, a Russian orphan, lucky enough to emigrate to the U.S. and become very successful, Perla, a down-on-her luck Cuban-American stripper, and Sophie, a woman trying to adjust to a life-changing accident. The three (troika) interact in an unusual, but mostly satisfying manner. I really enjoyed the poignancy of Julian's Russian childhood and Perla's struggles in the first half of the book; however, I did not like Sophie's complete absence from the first half of the book, and once introduced, she essentially pushed Julian out of the story, leaving us with Perla and Sophie's own struggles in the second half.… (mehr)