A review by lomedae
This Plague of Souls by Mike McCormack

dark emotional reflective sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

After an initial promise awakened by the great prose the novel fails to deliver a statisfactory conclusion. The wilful obtuseness of the author is a consistant yet annoying style form that leaves the reader wishing for some sort of handhold.

I can heartily recommend the first chapter, it's quite brilliant. The rest of the book, maybe not. There is something to be said for a satisfying narrative arch and a plot that resolves. This book has neither.