A review by smemmott
Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman

2.0

I listened to the audio version because I happened to spot it in a clearance bin just before going on a long car trip. It was certainly a good distraction while driving; three different readers are used for the three main characters, and I enjoyed all of their readings. Overall the book is entertaining, and captures some aspects of life in a tiny town in the northern plains very accurately and with humor. Is it more than entertaining? In my opinion, not really. And then there's the ending: two of the three main characters die in a blizzard. The one that lives is the character that's most fully formed, which contributed to my feeling that two who died were just pawns, not well developed characters, not people.
Content note: includes a vivid description of animal torture.