bobbley44's review against another edition
4.0
I loved reading this but I can honestly say I haven’t a clue what it was about.
yvonne_aaf's review
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I listened to this on audiobook which was a great decision because the narration just brought the story to life - if I'd tried to read it physically I probably would have found it quite torturous because the novel meanders quite a lot (not in a bad way). Having it read aloud was so immersive and helped me to capture the tone of the novel and the author's intention in writing it.
The Town is a strange book with a beautiful cover - a stranger comes to town intending to catalogue the existence and mystery of small towns, and things just develop from there. It's hard to describe, but if you're a fan of Welcome to Night Vale, I think the underlying creepiness that resonates through the story will really speak to you.
The Town is a strange book with a beautiful cover - a stranger comes to town intending to catalogue the existence and mystery of small towns, and things just develop from there. It's hard to describe, but if you're a fan of Welcome to Night Vale, I think the underlying creepiness that resonates through the story will really speak to you.
glassmoon's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
happycupcake666's review against another edition
4.0
The second I started reading this book I knew it was gonna be a wild ride. This book is weird, in the best possible way. I love all it's weird characters. Read it, it's worth it.
franreads's review
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
justemilyc's review
4.0
***Goodreads Giveaway Win***
This book solidified what I've always known to be true but never formed into a clear thought - I love absurd, plotless books. I don't know what this book is about yet I enjoyed the experience of reading it. On a sentence level, it was easy and fun to read while the overall story I could not ascertain. I enjoyed the narrator - his passive, self-aware nature made him fun to spend time with. I loved the setting; I'm a sucker for anything set in a weird, hot, small town. I don't know what else I can say about this book considering I don't know what it was about but that doesn't stop me from having this "sense" that I liked it.
This book solidified what I've always known to be true but never formed into a clear thought - I love absurd, plotless books. I don't know what this book is about yet I enjoyed the experience of reading it. On a sentence level, it was easy and fun to read while the overall story I could not ascertain. I enjoyed the narrator - his passive, self-aware nature made him fun to spend time with. I loved the setting; I'm a sucker for anything set in a weird, hot, small town. I don't know what else I can say about this book considering I don't know what it was about but that doesn't stop me from having this "sense" that I liked it.
wtb_michael's review against another edition
4.0
Moody and strange book about boredom, belonging and pointlessness in regional Australia. It combines the foreboding and random violence of Wake in Fright with the allegorical approach and interest in myth-making and storytelling of The Plains and captures something real about Australia.
randomreader405a3's review
4.0
Longnecks of beer. Michel's Patisserie. The mesmerising and affecting description of a life performance by The Out of Towners. The idea of art without an audience. And lots of holes 🕳🕳🕳
windle's review
5.0
If you've come from somewhere different, gone looking for your place, or ever been caught in the orbit of a city this book is for you. This is the best book about Australia I've read.
It's humble, witty, readable and wise.
It's humble, witty, readable and wise.
trin's review
1.0
Sort of like Welcome to Night Vale, if Welcome to Night Vale were more understated and symbolic (read: pretentious), Australian, and boring.
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