A novel that just doesn't quite excel. In part, it's because it takes such easy targets for its satire: yes, obnoxious suburban nouveau riche New Yorkers living in McMansions are obnoxious and suburban and nouveau riche. I didn't need this book to point it out. Still, there is occasional affection for the characters that pokes through, and it certainly is fun to laugh at the obnoxious suburban nouveau riche characters.