thebobsphere's review
3.0
More like 3 1/2.
The Incredible Adam Spark is a coming of age novel but with some twists.
First of all it is told in a stream of conscious style and in Scottish dialect. Bissett's use of dialect is not too heavy going and after a while you do get what is happening.
Secondly Adam is special and we get to see the novel through his point of view, which makes him a very unreliable narrator as he has trouble understanding people's motives.
Other than that the novel is about coping with loss and changes. As this is told by Adam it has got some funny moments and tender ones.
There's quite a bit of charm in the novel but sometimes the writing style can distract and in a way the plot itself has been done before. I didn't mind the book, I did feel unsatisfied when I finished it.
The Incredible Adam Spark is a coming of age novel but with some twists.
First of all it is told in a stream of conscious style and in Scottish dialect. Bissett's use of dialect is not too heavy going and after a while you do get what is happening.
Secondly Adam is special and we get to see the novel through his point of view, which makes him a very unreliable narrator as he has trouble understanding people's motives.
Other than that the novel is about coping with loss and changes. As this is told by Adam it has got some funny moments and tender ones.
There's quite a bit of charm in the novel but sometimes the writing style can distract and in a way the plot itself has been done before. I didn't mind the book, I did feel unsatisfied when I finished it.
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