A review by lucyblack
Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead by Barbara Comyns

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I adore Barbara Comyns writing. She is the best. I love how her accolades are all shifty like ‘no one else is quite like her’ ‘strange and unusual’. This is an unsettling and clammy wee novel about a sickness that sweeps through an English village in 1911. Lots about ducks, fevers, flowers, slow moving rivers and a creaky old claustrophobic house.