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"In The Lake Of The Woods" review

This book written by author and 'Book of The Year' winner, Tim O'Brien is written in a series of chapters labeled "Hypothesis" and "Evidence", along with traditional narrative chapters.
The story progresses as we the reader learn more and more about a political couple, John and Kathy Wade, who each end up missing by the books conclusion.
This book is written in a unique style in the sense that it strays from the commonly used 'chronological storyline' that many readers abide by to clearly construct their narrative; this structure consisting of a beginning, a middle and an ending.
I highly recommend this book because of its intriguing and gripping storyline. We follow the main characters Kathy and John as they slowly come to terms with Johns political landslide in the recent polls.
They find solitude in a secluded cabin near a deserted lake miles from any town.
The story focuses on the mysterious disappearance of Kathy Wade half way through the book and various hypothesis' are then explored, each with supporting evidence. A solid conclusion is never settled upon and this leaves the reader completely bewildered and longing for answers that the author has strategically encrypted into the text. However the intention is for the reader to come to their own conclusion about what events did or didn't actually occur.
Although no definite assumptions can be settled upon this book makes for a very interesting read.