The Descent of Man Review

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The Descent of Man ReviewWhen Jim and his wife Marla wake to find two men attempting to steal their car, while Marla waits inside and calls the police, Jim tiptoes out to the scene. Seeing the door of the thieves' truck open, and no clear path to keeping his own car, he hops into the truck and hightails it out of there. Sort of a "Hah! NOW what are you two going to do?" kind of moment ... until he realizes that what he just did makes no real sense, and he dumps the truck in a vacant field and leaves it (not before vandalizing it, though).
The thieves? Two brothers with a long history of criminal activity and violence - one with a chemical imbalance that makes him dangerous. When Jim doesn't admit his act to Sgt. Rainey, the investigating officer, he begins his descent and traps himself in a spiral where events become more and more threatening and dangerous.
This is a rather introspective novel interlaced with action, with Marla and Jim's marriage sharing center stage with the encounters and events that spring from the attempted car theft and Jim's reaction to it. A wine steward going from mild to wild? Could happen; we all have it in us to resort to vengeance or thoughtless actions when provoked. But, although the beginning chapters felt likely, as events become more and more out of control, I felt that it may have been taken too far for believability. Click on the book cover to see it better; see the monkey at the end and what he has in his hand? That's somewhat of a clue. I found it interesting, with a good writing style, but never became invested in any of the characters.
QUOTE (from a galley; may be different in final copy):
But this is a male quandary: If we just stand there and watch we feel like idiots; but (depending of course on what we do) we can also feel like idiots for having acted.
Book Rating: 3.5 out of 5 starsThe Descent of Man Overview

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