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A review by minnaobrien
The Fireman by Joe Hill
5.0
Joe Hill has become one of my favorite authors, full stop.
This novel perfectly combines a compelling and interesting story with - the reason I read novels in the first place - brilliant insights into the human condition. As with as of Hill's work, the characters are complex and fascinating. This is a great book; I recommend it highly.
The only thing thing that kept this book from perfection were some pacing problems. Unlike NOS4A2, Hill's other 700+ page book, there were sections w×™ere the book dragged just enough to make me less excited to pick it back up.
For audiobook listeners - First off, the audio format helps with a book this long. Kate Mulgrew, as always, gives a wonderful performance, and I enjoy seeing an author who is a fan of his narrator (check out the afterward of the NOS4A2 audiobook, its a treat), and enlists her for several projects. The only negative is, because Mulgrew is significantly older than the point-of-view character, I had trouble forming a picture of her at first.
This novel perfectly combines a compelling and interesting story with - the reason I read novels in the first place - brilliant insights into the human condition. As with as of Hill's work, the characters are complex and fascinating. This is a great book; I recommend it highly.
The only thing thing that kept this book from perfection were some pacing problems. Unlike NOS4A2, Hill's other 700+ page book, there were sections w×™ere the book dragged just enough to make me less excited to pick it back up.
For audiobook listeners - First off, the audio format helps with a book this long. Kate Mulgrew, as always, gives a wonderful performance, and I enjoy seeing an author who is a fan of his narrator (check out the afterward of the NOS4A2 audiobook, its a treat), and enlists her for several projects. The only negative is, because Mulgrew is significantly older than the point-of-view character, I had trouble forming a picture of her at first.