Reviews for The reconstructionist

The average rating for The reconstructionist based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-12-05 00:00:00 Ann Baldwin This is a book for those who enjoy delving into human behavior & psychology'not a ton of action, but a lot of words and analysis of what people do, why they maybe do it, and how it affects them throughout their life. The "secret" per se is quite obvious fairly early on, but that doesn't detract from the storyline. The author is very adept at conveying characters' thoughts. I felt, though, that some scenes/events were a little more abrupt than they should've been & I wanted to go a little more in-depth at times. But overall, it's a quick easy read.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-03-26 00:00:00 Barbara Kopitke I read a review of this when it first came out that instantly made me want to read it, to find out what happened, but somehow I didn't find it till recently. It's a psychological thriller: what happened that day when Jack and Kate were kids and their father told them to sit in their chairs in the hall, and then they went to London to live with an uncle and their father left their lives? It's revealed gradually, along with how they're doing in the present. Jack seems okay, a psychiatrist, but Kate is more fragile. They're unusually close... maybe some incest in the mix? Both of them have constructed their lives to avoid passion and emotions. Several other characters in the book comment on the destructiveness of passion. Several of Jack's patients show up for appointments and provide windows into other emotional lives. Then a chain of events begins that takes Jack back to his childhood, and reveals what happened. A few scenes strain credulity, but I found it hard to put down, and very satisfying.