Let me just say I loved the subtle suspense that was built in “A New Kind of Gravity.” For several pages I was so curious as to what Charlie’s job was. When the narrator finally spilled the beans that he was working at a safe house, I was weirdly disappointed at first. I can’t really explain why, I just guess I thought the story was going to go completely down hill from there and begin to get depressing. To my surprise it was very interesting in a violent way. Maybe the constant threat of danger from an abusive husband or the violent attacks that occurred on the job was what caught my intention and was so intriguing. It was morbidly bizarre, the sheer drama surronding the homes (trust me however I am an advocate I do not think abusing women is positive in anyway, however for the story's sake... it was an interesting look into the lives of these women through a security guard's eyes).
Even from the beginning when I saw Charlie form these attachments to the young girl Camila, early on, and then his almost romantic inclinations towards Camila's mother later; I just knew, even though he acted so level headed, that Charlie was bound to take action. Action was what I as the reader wanted and felt that should be done, but the out come of beating up Mariana’s husband was not what was expected. It was just as if I had been thinking like Charlie had, wanting him to act impulsively but not seeing the harm it would actually have on Camila and her mother. You just wanted to see him try to put an end to the vicious cycle, and the result was detrimental.