A review by alisonannk
The Dwarves of Death by Jonathan Coe

2.0

I absolutely loved the House of Sleep so I approached this Jonathan Coe novel eagerly. I was so disappointed. William is dull and weak, his relationship with Madeleine was boring and dragged on and on. Even the weird event with the murder didn’t do much to liven up the book. I get the feeling that I should have been on edge wondering why the murder had happened and who had done it. However, I just didn’t care. I have another Jonathan Coe lined up to read soon and I hope it is more House of Sleep than Dwarves of Death.