The Singles: A Novel is Goldstein's debut novel and I truly enjoyed it. The book contains the same wit and sensibility that make Love Letters a mid-day treat for me while I am at work.
Beach Read
This book makes for a great beach read - the story is fast-paced and after a few chapters, I found myself anxious to find out what would unfold.
The characters are identifiable, have humorous character quirks and interesting story lines that are neither too contrived nor predictable. Witty observations and scenes help usher the story along.
Book Report
The novel tells the story of five people who RSVP yes to a wedding without a guest. In other words, as a "Single."
Each chapter is written from a different character's point of view and skillfully weaved together so that events are neither confusing nor awkward. Instead, they turn out to be quite humorous.
(The interwoven character stories worked in a way that The London Train did not.)
The story begins the day before the wedding, culminates during the wedding, and ends the day after. Flashbacks provide details to each of the character's struggles.
The majority of the Singles are part of a group of college friends, but two Singles, an uncle and son of a family friend, add dimension to the standard formula of "what happens to a group of friends once they graduate from college."
The novel weaves together each Single as they relate, bond and unknowingly help each other by the mere fact that they happen to be attending a wedding alone.
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