laura975's review
DNF. Not even skimming made this any better. I read this properly until page 200 or so & then tried alternate chapters, but couldn’t do it. As with other books like this I became more interested in what was happening to the cat
megsauce's review
4.0
Wouldn't normally read this type of book, as I tend to go for fantasy/scifi, but the first person narrative hooked me from the start. I found this to be an unsettling read, overall, but darkly hilarious. If it weren't for the engaging prose, I'm not sure I'd have given it 4 stars. The ending was ridiculously unsatisfying, especially since, despite his almost sociopathic disengagement with the world, I quite liked the protagonist. I did genuinely question for a while whether or not he had some sort of psychological disorder going on, but who knows; the more I think about it the more surreal the whole story seems. I've never been to Bristol, but I imagine now that it's like a strange dreamworld where people live in their offices and murders happen routinely with no explanation. I'm torn between loving and hating this novel, but generally when I feel that way about something it's because it was worth my time. So I'd say go ahead and read this book. And I'm leaving my 4 stars, despite feeling slightly traumatized by the whole thing.
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