radioactve_piano 's review for:

Elmet by Fiona Mozley
2.0

I picked this up because it was a Man Booker finalist, but I wasn't blown away like I've been with other choices. I wasn't really invested in any of the characters, and could never get into the world fully (despite having grown up in a small town myself and picturing faces I'd known in place of the characters). I made a mad push through the second half simply because I was ready to be done. Eh, disappointing for me.