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A review by nikku_callian
No Nightingales by S.J. Simon, Caryl Brahms
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
Full disclosure, I read this purely because of Good Omens brainrot. Because, well, it's titled "No Nightingales" and set in Berkeley Square. While reading it, I discovered it's a comedy about two gay-coded male ghosts in their haunted house witnessing the outskirts of British history, so maybe the connection isn't even that arbitrary.
The story itself is rather pointless and I'm sure I missed a lot of jokes and references, most of the others I had to look up on Wikipedia anyway.
But I really liked the kind of humour of the whole book: "'Am I in favour of Votes for Women?' asked the Prime Minister. 'Yes and no. [...] There is a time and place for everything, and I submit it to you that the time to discuss this question is not ripe.'
But the tomato was."
The story itself is rather pointless and I'm sure I missed a lot of jokes and references, most of the others I had to look up on Wikipedia anyway.
But I really liked the kind of humour of the whole book: "'Am I in favour of Votes for Women?' asked the Prime Minister. 'Yes and no. [...] There is a time and place for everything, and I submit it to you that the time to discuss this question is not ripe.'
But the tomato was."