A must for any Bibliophile's Booklist!
Even though I finished reading "The Wentworths," I'm still laughing! Kate Arnoldi's creative, well-written satire is a brilliant insider's peek at the lives of the extremely wealthy and depraved.
While each of the characters has his/her own quirks - Mr. Wentworth's philandering with women more than half his age and alcoholism; Mrs. Wentworth's narcissism and innocence-in-bliss naievete; Conrad Wentworth's misogyny and potential murderous rage coupled with his superiority complex; Becca Wentworth's drug use, anorexia and control complex from failing to live up to her mother's expectations; her husband Paul's passiveness; Little Joey's Kleptomania; Monica's drug use and hatred towards her mother; and Norman Wentworth's Peter Pan Syndrome, drug use, and oddball behavior - they are incredibly life-like and it is easy to feel empathy, especially since each of their stories are autobiographical at times.
The book is written from varying perspectives which enables the author to show-off her ability to write from many different "voices" -she is truly a gifted novelist. Additionally, the author teeters the fine line between the downright funny and the depressingly sad in such a way that the result is uplifting and the reader laughs at the family, while managing to feel empathetic towards them, which is an incredibly difficult result to achieve.
I am looking forward to readiner more from this highly talented writer and recommend this book for everyone, espeically those who love to read!
