Reviews - The Proof of My Innocence

265 reviews for:

The Proof of My Innocence

Jonathan Coe

3.88 AVERAGE

trollope's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

eleanorhyde98's review against another edition

4.0

funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

crickety's review against another edition

3.0

It was extremely interesting how Coe combined three genres in his novel. I found the cosy crime and dark academia sections quite well blended and interesting. The crime mystery presented is formed by an appropriate level of clues, we get some relevant suspects, and it’s all formed around British politics. To me it was the politics that were at the forefront of the plot, and the murder mystery was used to explore this theme. The final section I was not that fond of. I found Phyl and Rashida to be quite poorly written and the autofictional approach was jarring in comparison to the previous sections of the book. The fact that the murder mystery was a fictional story written by Phyl was disappointing. It made the majority of the book feel a bit pointless and I think it detracted from my reading experience.

adep02's review against another edition

2.5

yeah babe you’re so right, conservatism is bad. yeah babe, it’s an original thing for a “satire” to focus on, and i’ve never seen it done like this before x

george55's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Playful presentation of a murder mystery. Set at the time of Liz Truss’s premiership and portraying some of the gruesome rightwing figures which lie behind her political “thought”. A labyrinthine plot with a satisfying conclusion.

sognatrice1979's review against another edition

4.75

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

sofiax's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Un libro piuttosto originale perché contiene 3 diversi stili: cozy crime, dark academia e autofiction sotto cui si nasconde una critica politica al conservatorismo. Partito molto bene, ma purtroppo si è perso nella ultima parte in cui la credibilità iniziale è andata a perdersi grazie a delle svolte piuttosto assurde… Partendo dall'indizio lasciato dalla vittima che si è rivelato essere una citazione di Friends fino alla rivelazione finale che il delitto, il principale focus del libro, non era altro che il retelling di una morte improvvisa per incidente stradale. A quel punto il lettore si trova un po' confuso e preso in giro sinceramente. Nonostante questo, ho apprezzato la parte di dark academia (che mi ha ricordato Babel) e mi sono ritrovata in alcune riflessioni sulla realtà e la politca di oggi. Ad esempio quando Phyl dice che non crede, con il suo idealismo e la sua passività, di poter cavarsela in una società così individualista basata sulla legge del più forte. Oppure quella su come non potrà mai essere così semplice come il "see it, say it, sorted", come i conservatori vogliono farci credere. Se vediamo la realtà in modi così diversi, come cambiare le cose?