Sarah insists that Little Bee describe what happens to LB and her sister after Sarah and Andrew escape the beach. LB describes rape and murder of her sister and then her own escape. Third world/first world "problem" contrast. Little Bee is moral center of the book, goddess-like, flawless. All the other characters, in contrast, are well-rounded. It's a very good book, but a few rough edges for Little Bee would have made it even better. After all the suffering she's been through, she's too well-adjusted to be believable.
Follows Sadie and Sam (Mazer) from childhood to mid-thirties when both are feeling old and a bit out of it in the gaming world. Characters are well-rounded, develop throughout the novel in interesting way. Plot is involved but sensible. Not a single, "Oh, come on!" moment. The book could have been faster paced. Odd, since the main topic is video games which are not for their speed of engagement and Gabrielle Zevin clearly knows her video games. Recommended by Michael Connelly in an interview. He also has Bosch pick up the book in his novel, Resurrection Walk, as Bosch tails a possible witness to a crime as she moves through a bookstore. Sadie and Sam do not get together at the end, which is good. Marx killed by homophobic nutcase who really wants to kill Sam, but Sam isn't there. Marx is father of Sadie's child.
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