Reviews

Maybe The Horse Will Talk by Elliot Perlman

chai65's review

4.0

3.5

davedoran's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

aussiebookworm's review against another edition

2.0

More like 2.5 stars. I enjoyed the first 100 pages but it became quite farcical from the middle onwards. Not my kind of humour, and I was disinterested in the characters by the end.

blairmahoney's review against another edition

4.0

I've been an admirer of Perlman's work for years and he brings a profoundly humanist viewpoint to the travails of the modern world, particularly Australia, and even more particularly Melbourne in his fiction. This latest novel is more overtly comic than his other work, even as it deals with the profoundly unfunny topic of sexual harassment in the workplace. It fits loosely into the genre of office satire, if there is such a thing, with a pair of lawyers ostensibly on opposite sides of a case work together to fight against corporate greed and misogyny. It does strain credibility at times, but I found it to be a very enjoyable read.

everywhereyoujo's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

anthea_christie's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

batmanbussy's review against another edition

3.0

3.5/5

jrmarr's review

3.0

I'm not quite sure how I felt about this book. Ultimately, I did enjoy it - it was a funny and satirical look at the corporate world, but it felt a little disjointed to me. Perhaps I'm not able to concentrate as much as I normally would, but this was not my favourite of Perlman's books.

e11en's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Infidelity and Rape

macfarla's review against another edition

Enjoyed this a lot.