Reviews for Eden Close

The average rating for Eden Close based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-02-24 00:00:00 Darby Struve This is Anita Shreve's debut novel and it has everything that makes a novel a pleasure to read, and what it did was set the standard for the 19 novels that Shreve now has to her credit. It has a great story and characters as all of her novels do, but this first one remains one of my favorites.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-05-05 00:00:00 Steve Mannino In the last year or so Anita Shreve has made her way onto my mental list of go to writers - meaning, if I see a book by her, I buy it. Some I have enjoyed more than others, and I have learned how to judge when I am in the best mood for her work, which has I think contributed to my growing enjoyment of her writing. A short while ago I read her book Strange Fits of Passion and it instantly became my favourite of hers (so far). Eden Close now comes in just behind it. She writes about truly sad things in a oddly hypnotizing way, so while in Eden Close I found myself wanting to know who it was that blinded Eden with a gun and shot her father (or perhaps more accurately, to confirm my suspicions - and I was right!), I was more interested in the characters, who they are and why they are. They are bigger than the situation. You might not enjoy this if you want a big twist or a book that never gives you firm ground to stand on. This book builds slowly - you know the question from the first chapter and the truth unravels slowly. I'm impressed once again with how Anita Shreve handles some rather disturbing things in a way that feels real and uncomfortable but not gratuitous.