I read. I write. Sometimes poetry, sometimes prose. Sometimes reviews, sometimes articles. Sometimes nothing at all. 
The Double Bind chronicles the story of Laurel Estabrook, who, after being nearly-raped while biking out in rural Vermont, begins volunteering at a local homeless shelter. Her volunteer work soon translates into a job, and, while working at the homeless shelter, she comes across a box of photographs left behind after a resident dies. Convinced that there is more to the photographer, Bobbie Crocker, than meets the eye, Laurel becomes obsessed with finding out more about his past.
The Double Bind takes place in a strange sort of alternate reality where the events and people outlined in The Great Gatsby are real people. As she learns more and more about Crocker’s past, Laurel becomes certain that he is Daisy’s (although possibly not Tom’s…) long-lost son, and that others are out to protect this information.
The Double Bind is an interesting, compelling read with a shocking twist at the very end. For fear of ruining the ending by providing many more details than that, I will keep my mouth shut and fingers still.
My own interpretation of the book was very much coloured by the end of the book. I liked it just fine until the end. The end really shook me - at first, I felt annoyed and cheated, but I have concluded that it was a clever and masterful conclusion to the book. However, that doesn’t mean I liked it all that much. I enjoyed reading it, but I didn’t love it. If you don’t mind twist endings, I’d say: go for it! Otherwise, perhaps proceed with caution.
