A review by reallivejim
Lanark: A Life in 4 Books by Alasdair Gray

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

4.5

Wanted to love this even more and really thought I would, but ultimately this one let me down a bit by diluting its emotional impact with overwrought cleverness. Alas, this disappointment is relative—midway through, I thought I was perhaps amidst one of my absolute all-timers, but upon finishing it up, I realized it was simply great.

“Man is the pie which bakes and eats itself.”