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A review by biolexicon
Sometimes People Die by Simon Stephenson
5.0
Folks are sleeping on this one.
If you’re looking for some old school Tana French pacing, atmosphere building, and questionable narrator - look no further.
The book is made up of chapters forwarding the current narrative mystery (patients are being murdered in a hospital, who is doing it?) and chapters about historical healthcare workers who hurt people. The way it worked for me, the historical chapters provided this slurry of potential motivations to think about as I was evaluating the current mystery and who did it. I can’t think of another book I’ve read with that structure, it felt fresh.
Do I think there were flaws in the execution? Yes.
Do I very much think folks should give this book a try? Also yes.
If you’re looking for some old school Tana French pacing, atmosphere building, and questionable narrator - look no further.
The book is made up of chapters forwarding the current narrative mystery (patients are being murdered in a hospital, who is doing it?) and chapters about historical healthcare workers who hurt people. The way it worked for me, the historical chapters provided this slurry of potential motivations to think about as I was evaluating the current mystery and who did it. I can’t think of another book I’ve read with that structure, it felt fresh.
Do I think there were flaws in the execution? Yes.
Do I very much think folks should give this book a try? Also yes.