The Vanishing Year

Picked this up mostly blindly from a Goodwill for 50 cents. Glad I did. I really enjoyed Moretti's writing style. The story itself didn't really do much for me. I didn't feel like Zoe was very sympathetic and I think the reason for that is that her backstory could have been explored a little more. In fact, in a novel about people hiding from the truth, every character could've used a little more backstory.

In regards to the main plot, I feel like Moretti could've maybe narrowed things down a bit. Some of the red herrings and misdirections were a bit superfluous. Also, something said around the 1/3 mark immediately clued me in on a major plot twist which was essentially advertised for the next 2/3 until the end.

In short, glad I picked this up. Saying I picked it up for 50 cents wasn't a knock on the author. It's definitely worth a quick read if you're into this sort of thing. The writing was well done. The plot was just ok. Suited for a quick weekend read in a cabin.