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ellemnope 's review for:
Slade House
by David Mitchell
I started this book knowing very little about its premise. This was a good choice and works well to make the story even better. I highly suggest reading this one WITHOUT reading the synopsis first.
I very much liked the way the book jumped right on in. There is little backstory and reader arrives on the scene in the middle of the action. It's an interesting approach, but it works oh so well.
Mitchell's writing and character development are fantastic. He does great using multiple narrators throughout the story, though I definitely enjoyed some narrators more than others. The choice of the last narrator fell a little flat for me. Though I understand why Mitchell chose to tell this piece in this particular perspective, for me it made the story fizzle some.
And, as usual for me, the sticky spot was the ending. I've been mulling it over for a few days to decide whether I like it or not. In the end, I found it a bit disappointing. I can't explain why without totally destroying the book, but I just wanted more...pizzazz.
I very much liked the way the book jumped right on in. There is little backstory and reader arrives on the scene in the middle of the action. It's an interesting approach, but it works oh so well.
Mitchell's writing and character development are fantastic. He does great using multiple narrators throughout the story, though I definitely enjoyed some narrators more than others. The choice of the last narrator fell a little flat for me. Though I understand why Mitchell chose to tell this piece in this particular perspective, for me it made the story fizzle some.
And, as usual for me, the sticky spot was the ending. I've been mulling it over for a few days to decide whether I like it or not. In the end, I found it a bit disappointing. I can't explain why without totally destroying the book, but I just wanted more...pizzazz.