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I was very impressed by this author's writing skills and how seamlessly the story flowed.
Also very well drawn out main character obviously mentally ill.......bipolar emotions and deteriorating rapidly.
Having said that, I was disappointed in the book for a few reasons. First of all there is no backstory......at all. Secondly there was no plot.....at all. Third, book ended too soon and too suddenly
Although it kept you reading watching this woman slowly descend into quasi-madness, you couldn't look away- like a trainwreck. Morbid curiousity drove the book forward, yet it wasn't satisfying.
With such extreme emotions at play, I would have liked more action, more information, more interaction between characters.
Laura Sims is an extremely gifted writer and hopefully her next book will have evolved to a degree. I will definitely read any future books.


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Looker A Novel Laura Sims 9781501199110 Books Reviews

This felt like 2/3 of a book. I kept waiting and waiting for the plot to thicken, and it does a tiny bit at the end but then it's over! I really enjoyed her writing style, but it felt too short, and the story didn't feel fleshed out enough.
What I really loved about this book as it was beautifully written, realistic and it kept me thinking about the main character long after I read the last page. Allow yourself to be guided on the journey with the character, don't try to guess the ending.
I bought the book thinking it was going to be some kind of psychological thriller... it’s not. Nothing “thrilling” happens until the very end. Waste of time in my opinion.
I’ve had this book on my “possibility” list for a while, and noticed the price was lower today. Done! Decision made, book bought. I’d read the reviews here, so had a pretty good idea of what to expect.

I don’t mind stream of consciousness books as a whole, but this one just droned on too much for me. And even though it’s short, I still skimmed here and there due to boredom and repetitiveness.

It’s a very, very depressing book about a woman completely losing the plot of her life and being unable to cope. Yes, there is the obsession/stalking aspect as well — important to the story — but not in the way I was expecting. And it felt a bit too contrived.

There were a few potentially interesting parts, but they always just kind of fizzled out. And then that ending. Without giving spoilers, I’ll just say it was very sad and frustratingly open-ended.

Three stars because the author writes so well and is clearly talented. I look forward to future books of hers. With this book, I just didn’t care for the characters or story, and didn’t feel any kind of connection. Watching someone self-destruct is uncomfortable and puzzling, especially when you get very little background or insight into anything.
A fabulous debut novel that is written with assurance, compassion, and bitting dark humor. Our nameless narrator (Professor) has endured bank account depleting and invasive, IVF treatment only to discover her husband is divorcing her.

She loathes her soulless life in her dingy brownstone that for some reason has yet to be gentrified. She finds it comforting to look into the life and windows of her neighbor a gorgeous actress who has a total dream life, kids, husband, and a doting staff. The actress has so much and Professor has nothing, would it hurt to slip into the actresses life for just a little while? It is enough to drive anyone crazy but very few people break. Professor does.

This is also a story about neighborhoods and neighbors -- everyone seems to be prying, curious and snooping. Sometimes there is a price to pay and in this book, it is a hefty fee.

A really good, well written read.
Hello, sinister. Laura Sims’ novel LOOKER is a tight little book narrated with biting, dark humor by a woman who has been scorned and has envy oozing out of every pore. So much so that she covets every movement her neighbor makes and every item she possesses. Our narrator’s husband left her in their apartment with nothing but his cat. There is no fondness for the creature. She is a teacher at a city college, a lackluster job to her. She taunts both the animal and her students, taking out her raging aggression, and well, increasing instability, on them all.

A grab-your-attention in one sitting kind of way because it’s hard to fathom that anyone is this twisted but the mind works, or doesn’t, in mysterious ways and let me tell you, the writing is outstanding in this study of a looker.
I should have known when I was over 50% into this book and still waiting for something to happen, that this book wasn't for me- but I wasted a few more hours & finished it. My bad. Soooo boring - redundant and depressing! The main character repeats herself over and over and over again! Just so we'd be sure to get that she's increasingly miserable, lonely and obsessed. Which we were told from the first page, and pretty much every page thereafter. I'm giving it two stars because I think Ms. Sims is a good writer - but really hope she dreams up a better story next time.
I was very impressed by this author's writing skills and how seamlessly the story flowed.
Also very well drawn out main character obviously mentally ill.......bipolar emotions and deteriorating rapidly.
Having said that, I was disappointed in the book for a few reasons. First of all there is no backstory......at all. Secondly there was no plot.....at all. Third, book ended too soon and too suddenly
Although it kept you reading watching this woman slowly descend into quasi-madness, you couldn't look away- like a trainwreck. Morbid curiousity drove the book forward, yet it wasn't satisfying.
With such extreme emotions at play, I would have liked more action, more information, more interaction between characters.
Laura Sims is an extremely gifted writer and hopefully her next book will have evolved to a degree. I will definitely read any future books.