A violent crime novel. Took me ages to read it which is a sure sign of lack of engagement. Other readers rate it better than me, am I missing something?
Score 4/10
Date read October 2018
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My initial thought was ‘what the bloody hell was the point of all that’! Yes I know many loved the book, the critics rave about it. I’ve read other by him and thoroughly enjoyed them. Couldn’t connect at all to this self absorbed, mid life crisis character.
Score 4/10
Date read July 2018
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“Didn’t like this novel by French thriller writer as much as his Commandant Camille Verhoeven Trilogy which is edgy and unpredictable. I’d go for those rather than this. This story revolves around a childhood incident that leaves a guilty secret festering away…
Score 5/10
Date read July 2018
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There’s only one way to read this or any book by David Sedaris and that is an audio book. He narrates his own and does a brill job. These stories, about the himself, his partner , his parents and family. It is a memoir, and very funny, sometime a little sad, but not for long.
Score 6/10
Date read July 2018
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