A review by abookishtype
Perspective(s) by Laurent Binet

challenging informative mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

I love epistolary novels. Something about the format—though I am sure it’s incredibly challenging for authors—gives me a sense of reality that straight exposition rarely does. Epistolary novels drop readers right into the story, leaving them to figure out what’s going on from context clues, and the plots race from letter to letter. I’m glad some contemporary authors are using emails, texts, and other digital ephemera to bring the genre back to life. Laurent Binet’s Perspective(s) is an epistolary novel in the old style, complete with an introduction in which B. finds and purchases a packet of letters and translates them for a contemporary audience...

Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley, for review consideration.