Slacks for Ella Funt

At first this was reminding me a lot of The Secret History, Dead Poets’ Society, etc., where a group of private school students become incredibly close, guided by a special teacher, and then something tragic happens. Plus a heaping dose of postmodern pretentiousness. But in the last part of the book, Pessl throws in a completely unexpectedly plot twist. On one hand, it made the end of the book a page-turner, but on the other hand, it was unexpected because it was extremely implausible. A fun read overall, but I didn’t think it held together very well.