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A review by flajol
The Battersea Barricades by Jodi Taylor
4.0
In which we find out more about the civil uprising where Mrs Mack, Mrs Enderby and Mrs Shaw met and stood against a corrupt government.
Taylor's trademark humour is still present, but dialled right down which serves the story perfectly. No racing about in pods this time around. Instead, the three ladies come to the forefront to give us a verbal account of their experiences during the Battersea Barricades. A nice touch of oral history that fleshes out some of St Mary's background characters whilst further realising an already solidly-built alternate world.
I'm always a little apprehensive that stories about side characters will be somehow unsatisfying, but really they're rather like watching an artist fill in background details of a large painting. It seems like a lot of work for something you aren't completely focused on, but it's always worth that extra effort it because it adds such richness, depth and understanding to the rest of the work.
Taylor's trademark humour is still present, but dialled right down which serves the story perfectly. No racing about in pods this time around. Instead, the three ladies come to the forefront to give us a verbal account of their experiences during the Battersea Barricades. A nice touch of oral history that fleshes out some of St Mary's background characters whilst further realising an already solidly-built alternate world.
I'm always a little apprehensive that stories about side characters will be somehow unsatisfying, but really they're rather like watching an artist fill in background details of a large painting. It seems like a lot of work for something you aren't completely focused on, but it's always worth that extra effort it because it adds such richness, depth and understanding to the rest of the work.