The emperor's children

Interesting. Good writing and good characterizations, once you accepted that you didn't much like any of the characters. It was very well received in NYC and well reviewed in all the NY papers, which is a bit odd, because we all took it as a slam against the culture of that city. Unless maybe that's just a viewpoint of our own particular culture. We had fun imagining what the novel would have been like if it had been set on the left coast, say in LA, Seattle or Portland.

Wonderful...not sure I how I feel about the ending, though. Also, during the "first act," when the characters were being introduced, I definitely felt more affinity for the befuddled parents of the 30 year-old main characters than for their children. Guess that means I've definitely left my youth behind me.