Review: Helicopter Parents Create a War Zone
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 5, 2013
I read two murder mysteries over the space of a couple of days. This one--cynical and wry and mean-spirited, and another--kind hero and heroine, detatched from strangely clean multiple murders, gentle in spirit. I have to say "Harvard" captured my attention and interest far more than the other one.Not only is there a murder solved at the last minute by a twist, but also social commentary on the lengths to which parents and young people will go to get into an Ivy League school. Not one character is likeable and at least one may not be sane. But neither are they predictable or ordinary. If their actions sometimes seem over the top, I'm sure Harvard admissions officers could tell even worse tales.This is an engaging short tale that stands on the brink of overdoing madness and single-mindedness, but keeps pulling readers out from under the weight of their suspended disbelief.