Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine

Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine

The New York Times Book Review called this book "Brilliant". I don't agree. I thought it was a good little timewaster and that's about it. It is the story of three women who meet in the sixties, two of whom embraced all the craziness of that time and one who was reluctantly along for the ride. All three face challenges as they move on to another era. They raise children, start and end relationships, deal with cancer and insanity. We are told what happens to these women over the years but get no sense of who they really are. I found it superficial. Suzanne, especially, is presented as a stereotypically driven woman who sacrifices true love for a career and a nice apartment.