Cassandra at the Wedding

“A slender little dagger of a novel I think about every time I read something about Steinbeck’s women, Didion, Sacramento, or Rachel Getting Married. A real touchstone for many female novelists I know.”

“This wisp of a novel hits with a resounding wallop. Dorothy Baker should roll off the tongue the way Salinger and Cheever do. Her prose cuts like glass straight to the bone, and her characterization of a disaffected bourgeoise tastes different. A staggering meditation on sisterly enmeshment. P.S. I read it at a wedding. 🙃 Thanks for the rec @james !”

“I read this on Lily’s recommendation and really enjoyed it. A bracing story with an unusual, charismatic cast. Pairs well with East of Eden. Thanks Lily!”

“Iconic sister book.”

“The forbidden love is between the protagonist and her twin sister (of the titular wedding). Definitely forbidden, but not in a weird way. An overly-attached sister way. Nasty, sardonic, affecting. I love it!”

“a fave”

“Internalized homophobia but make it fun!”

“Any book from this publishing series is bound to be a banger but this one is in a league of its own - moody, cerebral, petulant, tragic. I have reread it multiple times and its good every time.”