Arcadia

Lauren Groff has incredible intuition. She knows how to get at the ambivalence that underlies every decision we make, the ways we can doubt every emotion we feel. At its core, Arcadia is about a relationship between a son and his mother, but it let me down when the son falls in love with another. We miss the true impact of the life-changing decisions he makes, especially in light of his relationships with his mother and other women. Still, I look forward to reading more of what Groff has written.