Take Me Apart (Sligar) - Book Reviews

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[A] circuitous first novel…. Ms. Sligar’s debut is by turns an art-world satire, an erotic romance and a descent into madness. Its gratifying conclusion proves well worth the digressive journey.
Wall Street Journal


A dark, thoughtful thriller.
Washington Post


At the center of this dark drama is mental illness…. Reading it is painful. Yet, these are some of the novel’s strongest pages…. A reading experience like peeling an onion layer by layer…. You can put this book down, just not for long.
USA Today


A juicy thriller.
Entertainment Weekly


[P]erceptive…. Sligar shows off a keen ear for dialogue…. With a cool style and fast pace, Sligar achieves a propulsive exploration of these ambitious women’s inner turbulence in response to an abusive man in each of their lives.
Publishers Weekly


A study of two damaged and sympathetic women…. Love story, hate story, mystery—all in one.
Library Journal


Sligar handles her intricately structured story's threads with delicacy in this impressive, suspenseful debut.
Booklist


(Starred review) [V]ividly rendered…. Sligar delivers an intriguing mystery while tackling big themes, especially sexism and the societal restraints placed on women's bodies and minds. The results are spellbinding. A raw and sophisticated debut.
Kirkus Reviews