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A review by siobhanward
Broken Man on a Halifax Pier by Lesley Choyce
emotional
medium-paced
4.0
I honestly struggled with the first part of this book. The beginning just really didn't work for me, to the point that I found myself wondering if I'd maybe added this to my TBR by mistake meaning to add another book. But as the book continued and we learned more about Charles and his life, it really took a turn for the better.
This book really reminded me a lot of Alistair MacCleod's No Great Mischief - the plots are not at all similar but the Canadian voice and feel really were similar. This story was well-written and heartbreaking in all the right places. Maybe the beginning just moved too slowly, I don't know, but it was worth pushing through to get to the rest of the book.
This book really reminded me a lot of Alistair MacCleod's No Great Mischief - the plots are not at all similar but the Canadian voice and feel really were similar. This story was well-written and heartbreaking in all the right places. Maybe the beginning just moved too slowly, I don't know, but it was worth pushing through to get to the rest of the book.