A review by mog261
Cross Channel by Julian Barnes

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

there were some stories that just seemed slice-of-life and then i read one that was utterly harrowing and i will not be able to forget it even if i try. and then right after it went to one about bicycles. the range of content and voices is very impressive and the writing style is really nice. after reading dragons, i half-admire, half-fear barnes. he's got range.