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A review by victoriad702
London Fields by Martin Amis
3.0
Nicola Six is whatever she needs to be to whoever needs it. But one thing is certain, she is a murderee.
Nicola has known all along how and when her life will end, all she needs to find is who will take it. She finds him, in the Black Cross and begins to weave her web, taking down others as she goes along.
The book itself is divided into chapters which alternate between the point of view of Kieth, Nicola, and Guy (for most of the novel) with unnumbered chapters between each written by Sam our narrator and author of the true story of Nicola's quest towards murderee. He plays a ghostly role through much of the novel, always on the edges, involved with each character.
The novel itself is long at 470 pages, sometimes seeming longer. It is quite good at parts, but in others it drags. The concept is interesting, the predestination of things but in the end I don't love it, but I don't hate it either.
Nicola has known all along how and when her life will end, all she needs to find is who will take it. She finds him, in the Black Cross and begins to weave her web, taking down others as she goes along.
The book itself is divided into chapters which alternate between the point of view of Kieth, Nicola, and Guy (for most of the novel) with unnumbered chapters between each written by Sam our narrator and author of the true story of Nicola's quest towards murderee. He plays a ghostly role through much of the novel, always on the edges, involved with each character.
The novel itself is long at 470 pages, sometimes seeming longer. It is quite good at parts, but in others it drags. The concept is interesting, the predestination of things but in the end I don't love it, but I don't hate it either.