A review by booklistqueen
Day by Michael Cunningham

reflective slow-paced

3.0

 Cracks begin to form for a Brooklyn family as troubled husband and wife, Dan and Isabel, find they are both a little in love with Isabel's younger brother Robbie, who lives in the attic. Meanwhile, their children try to navigate growing up while ignoring the strain between their parents. After Robbie moves to Iceland, the pandemic hits, adding even more strain as the family tries to figure out how to live together and apart.

Told as snippets of the same day, April 5, over a three year period from 2019 to 2021, Day is both beautiful and boring. With not much plot, Day is the kind of story that only English majors truly enjoy. All of the characters are all too in love with each other, making for an extremely dysfunctional family setup. Luckily it was short for its brevity saved it from feeling too pretentious.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Random House. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.