juniperd 's review for:

The Antagonist by Lynn Coady

3.0

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i found this to be an enjoyable read. intense at moments, and quite evocative. i finished reading it also night, so feel i need to think on this some more. the ending didn't come together as strongly for me as i had hoped, so i haven't finished processing how that has affected the whole read for me. i found the people and times relatable -- i was in university at the same time as is portrayed with rank. it was a small university in a tight-knit community. i knew these guys. i knew this bar - though the one i attended was run by hell's angels and called 'the g'. they (the angels) were good enough to tolerate lame-ass university kids thinking they were being tough by going to the biker bar. we were good, after all, for bringing a lot of money into the bar. though we never saw, or even truly knew, the full extent of all the other things going on in an around the g.

anyway.... rambling. i am still pondering this one so will try to remember to come back and get a bit more written up on this one.