A review by yonyorklad
Ablutions by Patrick deWitt

3.0

For the first 30 pages or so I thought it was going to be something very special. Some fluid sections absolutely stopped me in my tracks, particularly in relation to the types of characters that frequent this certain type of bar. But the narrator’s slow descent into substance abuse also brought with it fewer of these sparkling moments of wry observation, and left me feeling a little flat by the conclusion.
It’s concise, and very clear in its style, but despite a very original start, ends up feeling like a million other books.