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2.98 AVERAGE
2.98 AVERAGE
I've had my eye on this book for ages. I've picked it up and put it back on the shelf at work more times than I can count. Finally, I decided to sod it, and get the £12.99 paperback. I was doing the typical reader thing of 'I don't want this odd-sized paperback on my shelf'.
I'm so glad I decided to. I took this away with me to Sicily and read most of it on the plane journey home. I absolutely flew through it (yay for an unintentional pun), I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. I needed to know what was going to happen next. Which surprised me as I tend to struggle to get through any book that falls within the 'crime/thriller' genre.
Supermarket follows Flynn, whose life is a little upsidedown at the moment. Recently dumped, living with his mother and not really sure how to get back on his feet. Then he decides that he wants to work at a Supermarket to help with some research for a book he wants to write, the one he's finally going to finish. Then he arrives one day at work to a crime scene and his entire world is turned upside down.
Honestly, this is the kind of book where the less you know the better. It's not one where you can guess what's going to happen, and really at times, you can't tell whats going on. But that's the genius of this book, as you read more and more layers are added on to the narrative. It reminds me of the film Inception, but with Supermarket it's more like a story within a story within a story and you can't tell what the REAL story arc is. We learn about each layer as Flynn does, we watch his world unravel and explode.
Just read it. I promise you'll have your mind blown.
I'm so glad I decided to. I took this away with me to Sicily and read most of it on the plane journey home. I absolutely flew through it (yay for an unintentional pun), I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. I needed to know what was going to happen next. Which surprised me as I tend to struggle to get through any book that falls within the 'crime/thriller' genre.
Supermarket follows Flynn, whose life is a little upsidedown at the moment. Recently dumped, living with his mother and not really sure how to get back on his feet. Then he decides that he wants to work at a Supermarket to help with some research for a book he wants to write, the one he's finally going to finish. Then he arrives one day at work to a crime scene and his entire world is turned upside down.
Honestly, this is the kind of book where the less you know the better. It's not one where you can guess what's going to happen, and really at times, you can't tell whats going on. But that's the genius of this book, as you read more and more layers are added on to the narrative. It reminds me of the film Inception, but with Supermarket it's more like a story within a story within a story and you can't tell what the REAL story arc is. We learn about each layer as Flynn does, we watch his world unravel and explode.
Just read it. I promise you'll have your mind blown.
adventurous
dark
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Predictable and easy read. Some of the prose was really bad and hard to get through, but overall enjoyed it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
it was difficult to get past the couple of chapters but forced myself to keep reading. overall the book is predictable and okay
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Light summer reading with a plotwist ending. I've enjoyed readkng it, disconnecting from the pandemic world and reading abou someone else's life
Imagine if you took the most edgy and annoying 13 year old boy to ever live and had him watch the movie A Beautiful Mind. This is what he would write after...I cant even start writing about specifically why I hate this because I don't think I could stop