Scan barcode
A review by mel_books
This Plague of Souls by Mike McCormack
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Format: audiobook ~ Narrator: Dan Murphy
Content: 4 stars ~ Narration: 5 stars
Complete audiobook review
Nealon returns home from the prison and finds his house empty. No sign of his wife and son. As soon as he enters his home, the phone rings. He is called by a stranger who knows a lot about him. There are even more calls throughout the book. Who is the stranger calling him? Where are his wife and child?
I don’t know how I feel about the ending (I believe this is the primary reason for some negative reviews). But I can honestly say I enjoyed the writing, the suspense, and the mystery for at least three-quarters of the novel. The ending was a little baffling, but still, I wouldn’t exactly say it was bad.
This novel is the second part of a triptych. But it is a standalone novel. The first novel in the triptych is Solar Bones, which won The Goldsmiths Prize in 2016. I haven’t read it yet, but I’m very tempted to read it right away.
This Plague of Souls is a very atmospheric read. The author is very sparse with details and builds tension with his writing. There’s not much plot, not much is going on. At the same time, it’s pretty tense. The sentences are perfected, and the writing sounds poetic.
I would recommend the audio format because the narrator, Dan Murphy, is excellent.
Thanks to Recorded Books for the advance copy and this opportunity! This is a voluntary review and all opinions are my own.
Content: 4 stars ~ Narration: 5 stars
Complete audiobook review
Nealon returns home from the prison and finds his house empty. No sign of his wife and son. As soon as he enters his home, the phone rings. He is called by a stranger who knows a lot about him. There are even more calls throughout the book. Who is the stranger calling him? Where are his wife and child?
I don’t know how I feel about the ending (I believe this is the primary reason for some negative reviews). But I can honestly say I enjoyed the writing, the suspense, and the mystery for at least three-quarters of the novel. The ending was a little baffling, but still, I wouldn’t exactly say it was bad.
This novel is the second part of a triptych. But it is a standalone novel. The first novel in the triptych is Solar Bones, which won The Goldsmiths Prize in 2016. I haven’t read it yet, but I’m very tempted to read it right away.
This Plague of Souls is a very atmospheric read. The author is very sparse with details and builds tension with his writing. There’s not much plot, not much is going on. At the same time, it’s pretty tense. The sentences are perfected, and the writing sounds poetic.
I would recommend the audio format because the narrator, Dan Murphy, is excellent.
Thanks to Recorded Books for the advance copy and this opportunity! This is a voluntary review and all opinions are my own.