A high-school sex scandal jolts a group of teenage girls into a new awareness of their own potency. The sudden publicity seems to turn every act into a performance and every space into a stage. But when the local drama college decides to turn the scandal into a show, the real world and the world of the theatre are forced to meet, and soon the boundaries between private and public begin to dissolve...
The Rehearsal is an exhilarating and provocative novel about the complications of human desire. Startlingly original, it is at once a tender portrait of its young protagonists and a shrewd exposé of emotional compromise. It marks the arrival of a boldly inventive and extraordinarily accomplished new voice in contemporary fiction.
I don't believe there are many books that I've been so conflicted on how I feel about it.
The Rehearsal by Eleanor Catton is fascinating, intriguing, can't put it down. On the other hand however, I felt like the characters in the book had one voice. It read more like a play, which isn't a bad thing, but it did feel over the top at times.
There were a few times I had to put the book down and question what I just read. I want to meet these people to see if they really talk like this.
I think I would've preferred if we got an actual story, instead of what felt like gossip.
These characters are interesting, and I just needed more. I'm guessing this is why I didn't give it five stars, I just wanted more.
I'm giving it three because I couldn't put it down.
There isn't much else I can say about this. I enjoyed The Rehearsal but I didn't fall in love with it.
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