A review by madanburg
The Pesthouse by Jim Crace

3.0

This guy knows how to make his sentences count. Both Crace novels I've read have been short and strong and well worth the time. He sinks me into his worlds and does an admirable job of playing with his themes & motifs throughout - they're very cohesive objects, these books. I tend to be more enchanted by characters and plots than themes and world building, but when those aspects are as strong as Crace's, I'm happy to shift my allegiances for a while.