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Review: Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley



Blurb from Goodreads:
One night in New York City’s Chinatown, a woman is at a work reunion dinner with former colleagues when she excuses herself to buy a pack of cigarettes. On her way back, she runs into a former boyfriend. And then another. And . . . another. Nothing is quite what it seems as the city becomes awash with ghosts of heartbreaks past.

What would normally pass for coincidence becomes something far stranger as the recently engaged Lola must contend not only with the viability of her current relationship but the fact that both her best friend and her former boss, a magazine editor turned mystical guru, might have an unhealthy investment in the outcome. Memories of the past swirl and converge in ways both comic and eerie, as Lola is forced to decide if she will surrender herself to the conspiring of one very contemporary cult.

Hilariously insightful and delightfully suspenseful, Cult Classic is an original: a masterfully crafted tale of love, memory, morality, and mind control, as well as a fresh foray into the philosophy of romance. Is it possible to have a happy ending in an age when the past is ever at your fingertips and sanity is for sale? With her gimlet eye, Sloane Crosley spins a wry literary fantasy that is equal parts page-turner and poignant portrayal of alienation.
My Review:
Really enjoyed this one and also am glad I didn't really know what it was going to be about when I started reading it.  I was, of course, drawn to the cover but the writing and story really sucked me in quickly!  First, it was so witty, so pithy.  I highlighted so many paragraphs... and still, I could have saved more words from this book.  Perfect ending, incredible premise and just so well written.  Definitely recommend! I know I will think about this book often.

Cult Classic comes out next week on June 7, 2022, and you can purchase HERE! 
It's unfortunate, I thought, how some of the world's most productive conversations are breakup conversations. People think, "If only we could have talked like this the whole time, things would've been different" But you couldn't have. That level of honesty requires a resoluteness achievable only be being within spitting distance of the exit. 

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