A review by andintothetrees
The Ninth Life of Louis Drax by Liz Jensen

2.0

I was about to open this by saying “Liz Jensen is one of the best authors I’ve discovered in 2012″, but let’s be honest, she’s not. Yes, I’ve also read The Rapture and My Dirty Little Book Of Stolen Time this year, and gave them 4 and 3 star reviews respectively, and yes, she does consistently deliver quirky plots and intriguing main characters, but Liz Jensen’s novels are sadly not up there with the likes of Kate Atkinson – certainly my best discovery of 2012 (and yes, I realise I’m very late to the party with finding her work!). I do still intend to read through Liz Jensen’s entire back catologue as there are aspects of her work I relish, and I wish more authors dared to be as original and wide-ranging in their narratives/subject matter, but all three of her books that I have read have fallen shy of being truly special.

... [Read the rest of my review here: https://whathannahread.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/the-ninth-life-of-louis-drax-by-liz-jensen/]