Imagine Me Gone Explained

Imagine Me Gone is a 2016 novel by American author and novelist Adam Haslett. It concerns a couple, Margaret and John, who marry despite John's crippling depression, and is narrated by the couple and their three children.^[1] The novel was short-listed for the National Book Award, the Kirkus Prize, and the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.^{[2] [3]}

Reception

The novel received positive reviews.^[4] Critics particularly focused on the quality of Haslett's prose.^{[1] [5]} Lara Feigel, writing for The Guardian called his writing "finely adapted for each of the characters".^[5] NPR's Heller McAlpin noted how, "Haslett's signature achievement in Imagine Me Gone is to temper the harrowing with the humorous while keeping a steady bead on the pathos."

Notes and References

1. Web site: Unquiet Minds Make Absorbing Reading In 'Imagine Me Gone'. McCalpin. Heller. 4 May 2016. NPR Books. 23 January 2017.
2. Web site: 2016 National Book Awards. 2016. National Book Award. 23 January 2017.
3. Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2017-04-13 . Adam Haslett, L.A. Times Book Prize finalist, discusses 'Imagine Me Gone' . 2023-06-07 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
4. Web site: Book Marks reviews of Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett . 2022-06-03 . Book Marks . en-US.
5. Web site: Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett review – tragedy, loss and transcendence. Feigel. Lara. 29 June 2016. The Guardian. 23 January 2017.