alex read and liked Rachel's review of A Gate at the Stairs:

"Oh, Lorrie Moore. What a disaster. I'm so disappointed. How could such a wonderful writer go so, so, so wrong?

I think we can all take something away from this clunky vehicle for every possible hot-button cultural concern of the past decad...more Oh, Lorrie Moore. What a disaster. I'm so disappointed. How could such a wonderful writer go so, so, so wrong?

I think we can all take something away from this clunky vehicle for every possible hot-button cultural concern of the past decade. Two things, actually:

1) If you feel compelled to write fiction that has anything remotely to do with 9/11, THINK VERY LONG AND HARD before you actually put pen to paper.

2) One ludicrous plot twist = shame on you. Two ludicrous plot twists = seriously, shame on you.(less) "