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Imagine Me Gone

Adam Haslett
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Imagine Me Gone

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

Book Brief

Adam Haslett

Imagine Me Gone

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016
Book Details
Pages

368

Format

Novel • Fiction

Setting

New England • Multi-decade

Theme
Publication Year

2016

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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Super Short Summary

Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett explores the lives of Margaret and John, a married couple, and their three children—Michael, Celia, and Alec—each narrating different chapters, as they navigate the impacts of John's and Michael's battles with mental illness on their family dynamics. The novel's narrative style includes monologues, letters, and messages from a doctor’s office.

Melancholic

Emotional

Contemplative

Bittersweet

Reviews & Readership

3.9

23,509 ratings

64%

Loved it

25%

Mixed feelings

11%

Not a fan

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Review Roundup

Adam Haslett's Imagine Me Gone masterfully explores family dynamics and mental illness with deeply empathetic characters and poignant prose. Reviewers praise its emotional depth and complex narrative structure. However, some find its unrelenting intensity challenging. Overall, it’s celebrated for its powerful storytelling and nuanced portrayal of struggle and resilience.

Who should read this

Who Should Read Imagine Me Gone?

Ideal for readers invested in exploring familial bonds and mental health, fans of Adam Haslett’s Imagine Me Gone will appreciate its introspective depth and rich character dynamics. Comparable to Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge and Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections, this novel delves into the complexities of love and loss within a family.

3.9

23,509 ratings

64%

Loved it

25%

Mixed feelings

11%

Not a fan

Book Details
Pages

368

Format

Novel • Fiction

Setting

New England • Multi-decade

Theme
Publication Year

2016

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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