Vicki's review
The Last of Her Kind: A Novel
by Sigrid Nunez
Vicki's review
The Last of Her Kind: A Novel by Sigrid Nunez
Vicki's review
rating:
Although not a light read, I liked this book. It takes place in the sixties and follows the friendship of two women. One of the main characters, Ann, comes from money and is ashamed of having so much when so many people have so little. She goes a bit overboard in trying to leave behind the "rich girl" label. So much so that she tends to alienate those around her. She ends up killing a police officer (while defending her boyfriend) and, only at the end, do we get a glimpse of what her time in prison was like, through the writing of another prisoner who befriends her. Tirelessly selfless until the end, she does become more likeable and more believable in her efforts to help others before herself. Which is what she had tried to do from the beginning of the book. I guess it's more believable by the end that she really felt burdened by the way she was brought up (with privilege) and that all she really wanted to do was see that the less-privileged got a break.
