A review by davidjames
The Ballad of Peckham Rye by Muriel Spark

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No

not so sure about this one. seems like it's a very Muriel Spark thing to have heaps of characters packed into a relatively short novel, but TPOMJB gets away with it so much better than this - the sections without Dougal Douglas in them drag on because every character who isn't him is just vastly less interesting than he is, and he always gets all the best bits of writing ("Dougal put Mr Druce through the process of his smile, which was wide and full of white young teeth" is so great). fun enough read although nowhere near as good as Prime, definitely gonna read more Spark in the future