The Conjoined: A Novel by Jen Sookfong Lee
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is not a thriller but I guess it’s been marketed that way to get more readers. It’s a family drama, and a darned good one. There are two dead girls in the freezer, but this novel isn’t a whodunit but more of a whydoneit. Jen Sookfong Lee builds a cast of very human characters, each having flaws and pretty much everyone longing for an elusive happiness and these individual pursuits combo into a deadly result. If you’re looking for a breathtaking pageturner a la Gillian Flynn, this isn’t it. But if you want to read a finely crafted novel about people who will seem so real to you that you’ll forget you’re reading a book, then pick this one up.
Thank you, Netgalley, for the opportunity to read The Conjoined.
