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A review by spoilsofwar
Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
5.0
Without spoiling this wonderful novel, I will just make a few comments. It's starts with the set of three unspeakable crimes: the kidnapping of a small child, the knife/throat slicing of a beloved daughter, and the axe-murder of a husband.
As you can expect, none of these cases are quite as they appear -- otherwise, what would be the point of the story? Along the way, the narratives are interwoven, and every character we meet is complex and so painfully read. We learn their histories, what makes them tick, and how to each moment affects them.
The funny thing about this novel is that it's not really the ending point that you're reading for -- though the climaxes of the three cases are satisfied in their various ways -- it's the journey.
Kate Atkinson really has a way with words, and sees so much into her characters. I really felt as though I knew all these people she'd introduced me to, and though I didn't like all of them, they were very real.
I read this before I read Atkinson's "Behind the Scenes at the Museum," and loved her style and picked "Museum" off my shelf immediately after.
As you can expect, none of these cases are quite as they appear -- otherwise, what would be the point of the story? Along the way, the narratives are interwoven, and every character we meet is complex and so painfully read. We learn their histories, what makes them tick, and how to each moment affects them.
The funny thing about this novel is that it's not really the ending point that you're reading for -- though the climaxes of the three cases are satisfied in their various ways -- it's the journey.
Kate Atkinson really has a way with words, and sees so much into her characters. I really felt as though I knew all these people she'd introduced me to, and though I didn't like all of them, they were very real.
I read this before I read Atkinson's "Behind the Scenes at the Museum," and loved her style and picked "Museum" off my shelf immediately after.