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This Plague of Souls by Mike McCormack

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kybrz's review against another edition

4.0

Dark and brooding, with a tremendous amount of style, McCormack details a few days in the life of Nealon, who has recently returned home from prison to an abandoned house in western Ireland. Greeting him at his house is a phone call from an unknown number, kicking off an unsettling but subtle thriller that takes place more or less across 3 scenes. Steeped in ambiguity, the book requires full attention but pays off as disparate threads converge and a more clear picture of truth emerges, all set against the backdrop of a worldwide terror attack.

jkinkadeblack's review against another edition

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dark reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

allisco14's review against another edition

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1.0

Thanks to NetGalley and RB Media for an advance copy of this audiobook!

I'm not sure if the book was simply just too complex for me to "get" but I'm going to have to DNF this one. I'm about halfway through it and I cannot figure out what the point of the book is. I can't even really figure out entirely what's happening, much less what the author intends for me to get out of it. I did like McCormack's writing style, so I'm not sure if I would enjoy it and understand it better if I were to read a physical copy, but trying to figure it out in the audiobook version is just not working for me.