A review by lauz_w
Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet

4.0

Graeme Macrae Burnet mixes the reality with fiction in a similar way to This Bloody Project but in 60s London.. I had to check myself a few times it wasn't non fiction. It is like a magician's slight of hand but with words throughout. Split between the "diaries" of a young woman working through the loss of her sister, and a biography, the intersecting chapters work to build a picture of both the characters and the idea of mental illness deftly. You can absolutely see why it received a Booker nomination, but I'm not convinced it is the one that should win.