A review by verbamatic
Palaces by Simon Jacobs

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed the finesse of the stream of consciousness narration, the peculiar structure and content of sentences, the impeccable atmosphere of mystery and doom, the little sci-fi part, and the fact that the ends of the plot and narratives were not left out to dry, vaguely, at the end (which I always find lazy). Here, I think I might not have understood the whole picture but at least I know that everything was thought through and laid out like clockwork 
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