A review by oakleighirish
Ghosts by John Banville

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Ghosts is a beautiful novel - elegant, erudite, refined and egregiously verbose. You feels like it's all of a bit of cod (Irish vernacular..) - that Ghosts is sometimes an arty thought experiment. You have this juxtaposition between the rich language and base motives of the erstwhile criminal, shady visitors and dyspeptic residents...