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Reviewed by Gisela Dixon for Readers' Favorite
The Floater by Sheryl Sorrentino is a realistic, gripping, gritty story centered around 46-year-old Norma Reyes and her life. Norma Reyes is a recent law school graduate and The Floater describes the classic struggle of a modern woman who is trying to shatter the glass ceilings that still exist in today’s world. Norma is a Puerto Rican who educates herself against all odds, joins a prestigious law firm, and hopes to climb the corporate ladder to create a better life for herself. However, she ends up being assigned a job as a “floater,” someone who is expected to do odd jobs for people around the office. The book perfectly captures the power struggles, ego wars, and sometimes discriminatory practices that occur in the corporate legal world. During her time as a floater, Norma meets Oscar and their relationship is portrayed in a beautiful, yet realistic way. The book deals with several topics such as incest, drug abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, inter-racial relationships, as well as discrimination based on age, gender, and race.
Sheryl Sorrentino has a powerful, attention-grabbing writing style that is gritty and even graphic at times, but never boring. Sheryl manages to capture the legal world and the people that inhabit it perfectly with a keen eye for detail. I really enjoyed getting a glimpse into the professional world of an attorney. But more than that, this book is about people and especially women in today’s modern world, their struggles and personal relationships. All in all, this is an enthralling read and I would highly recommend it.
