#9 The Turnout by Megan Abbott Bestselling and award-winning author Megan Abbott's revelatory, mesmerizing, and game-changing new novel set against the hothouse of a family-run ballet studio, and an interloper who arrives to bring down the carefully crafted Eden-like facade.
This was a disturbing book. Highly damaged characters. Not a feel good read. I've read other books by this author. Her story about kids involved in competitive gymnastics captured some of the realities of that world. Her book about competitive research scientists was an utter joke. Not having any ballet experience, I don't know if she's done a decent job or not capturing that world. If this is an accurate picture, I'd want nothing to do with it. The reveal towards the end was just creepy.
