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A review by desterman
Terms & Conditions by Robert Glancy
4.0
'Terms & Conditions' is about a contract lawyer, Frank Shaw, who wakes from a car crash with a bout of amnesia. We journey along with Frank as he tries to recover himself, but soon realises that he was lost to himself long before the accident.
I wasn't really looking forward to reading this novel, but a friend lent it to me and I felt obliged to at least give it a go. I'm usually not a great fan of the quirky self-reflective genre, but I enjoyed this immensely. It's dry, cutting wit had me laughing out loud many times. The form is interesting (a collection of reflective pieces, with some emails thrown in) and the footnotes are a necessary addition to the conceptual idea of the novel. Some may find the footnotes intrusive at times as they cause you to break from the bulk of the passage, but personally I didn't have a problem with them. Frank is a recognisable and easily likeable story teller and the theme of revenge-fantasy is one I'm sure a lot of people can relate to...
I wasn't really looking forward to reading this novel, but a friend lent it to me and I felt obliged to at least give it a go. I'm usually not a great fan of the quirky self-reflective genre, but I enjoyed this immensely. It's dry, cutting wit had me laughing out loud many times. The form is interesting (a collection of reflective pieces, with some emails thrown in) and the footnotes are a necessary addition to the conceptual idea of the novel. Some may find the footnotes intrusive at times as they cause you to break from the bulk of the passage, but personally I didn't have a problem with them. Frank is a recognisable and easily likeable story teller and the theme of revenge-fantasy is one I'm sure a lot of people can relate to...