Reply To: What did you think of “The Crash” and why?
Overall, I thought The Crash was a compelling page-turner. The first part starts off with a quick, exciting pace, and the dynamic between Tegan and Polly is tense and suspenseful, and probably the best part of the book. Both women are so caught up in their own thoughts that they struggle to see each other objectively, leading to assumptions that take them down dark paths.
Like others, I found the middle section a bit repetitive, especially with Tegan repeatedly waiting for Hank to come downstairs. I also felt she was too slow to question Polly’s excuses to the point of being implausible. Yet, Freida keeps things interesting with plenty of twists. The characters all have rather inflated opinions of themselves—they make poor choices and do terrible things, yet still see themselves as good people. From a psychological perspective, this actually made them intriguing, even if they weren’t characters I necessarily rooted for.
