A review by sharondblk
Maybe the Horse Will Talk by Elliot Perlman

4.0

This book has an absolute classic opening line "He was absolutely terrified of loosing a job he absolutely hated" which is a feeling I think many of us understand. Some of the book is satire (the law firm the main character works for is called Freely Savage Carter Blanche) some of it is a sad reflection of late stage capitalism and some of it a bit of a chaotic corporate revenge espionage plot. And there are a couple of complicated love stories in there too so, not a very focussed book. A book that has a lot to say, but says it by throwing a bunch of ideas, plots and concepts into the vat and seeing what happens. Luckily it's very well written, so the chaos is held together with good writting.

I particularly enjoyed the fact that it is set, not just in Melbourne, but in the inner South-East - the pubs the characters hang out in (the Espy, the Dick Wittington and the Governor) are all walking distance from my place. Which leaves me curious and to why they drive everywhere and no-one ever catches a tram. Putting that aside, the book is a bit of a hot mess, but in an enjoyable way.

The ending - I would do this book as a book club book just so I could see what other people thought about the ending, but I'm not going to say anything here, because absolutely anything could be a spoiler, and I'm really glad I had no idea until I read it.