Ed King

Ed King by David Guterson

My rating (out of 5 stars):

I liked it.

My Thoughts:

I was on the fence between rating this two or three stars.  I was really engaged at the beginning but as I kept reading it was hard to stay focused. The three stars are more of a testament to Guterson’s writing talent, than the story.

Based on the Oedypus myth with too many contrived scenarios and disturbing relationships.

Description from Goodreads.com:

“In Seattle in 1962, Walter Cousins, a mild-mannered actuary—“a guy who weighs risk for a living”—takes a risk of his own, and makes the biggest error of his life. He sleeps with Diane Burroughs, the sexy, not-quite-legal British au pair who’s taking care of his children for the summer. Diane gets pregnant and leaves their baby on a doorstep, but not before turning the tables on Walter and setting in motion a tragedy of epic proportions. Their orphaned child, adopted by an adoring family and named Edward Aaron King, grows up to become a billionaire Internet tycoon and an international celebrity—the “King of Search”—who unknowingly, but inexorably, hurtles through life toward a fate he may have no power to shape.”