This is a long book and it took me a long time to read it. I started out fast, really involved and engaged but I must say that my interest waned as it went on.
From WSJ: The Barneses are the native Irish clan beset by catastrophe in Mr. Murray’s family saga. By outward appearances, they’re the envy of their small, unnamed city. Dickie, the paterfamilias, runs the local car dealership inherited from his father and has stayed on in his childhood house, with its huge woodland property in the back yard. His wife, Imelda, is a famous beauty who wields a credit card like a martial-arts black belt. Their children, Cass and PJ, have grown up with every material advantage. It’s the perfect domestic Icarus flight to bring crashing down to earth.
The problem for me was that I just did not care enough about any of these characters as I witnessed their missteps and outright outrageousness. This is my first Paul Murray book and I had heard it reviewed very favorably. I will not say that I did not like it, but I have not put in on my list of "Oh, you have to read this book!"
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