Gods Without Men

Gods Without Men (2011) by Hari Kunzru. Near a strange three-columned rock formation in the desert Southwest of the U.S., strange events take place. Kunzru interweaves the story of Jaz and Lisa, a married couple with an autistic son, with stories from throughout history about events at the three-fingered rock formation. Eventually, the stories converge, and the weird events happen to Jaz and Lisa when their young son disappears in the desert. I was somewhat disappointed in this book, as all the disparate threads of the narrative didn't seem to come together in the end to make a coherent whole. What we are left with is speculation and what-ifs that don't wholly satisfy. I may have missed something, but I was left with the feeling that Kunzru left something out. Grade: B