This is one of my personal Top 10 favorite books. It is hard for me to even imagine a book better than this one. I've read The Weight of Water numerous times, suggested it for my book club, where it was overwhelming well-received.
As other reviewers have stated, there are two intertwining stories, and in both, you see that in each tale, the characters are heading for disaster. In the tale based on the actual Smuttynose murders, the reader can strongly feel the dark threat and sinister shadows lengthening as the action moves forward. But the real "dark" lies in the story taking place in the present, as each foolish and self-centered iota of jealousy and malevolence builds upon itself and gets stronger. It is so subtle--and yet, strongly and clearly there. The readers in my book club caught the hints even earlier in the book than I did. Such a marvelous read!! I often wonder - "How did Anita Shreve do this?"
As the evens of the present erupt into a psychological and actual storm, the corrupted souls of the characters are exposed, and all can see the horrific results. Such a brilliant book!
BTW - this wonderful book was given a disgraceful transfer to film. Of all the book-to-film entries I've ever seen, this is the worst.
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