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A review by scottish_kat
City of Margins by William Boyle
dark
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This book didn't work for me.
It took me a while to figure out why - all the characters sound exactly the same and they are all so very eloquent.
The story is supposed to take place in a working class Brooklyn neighbourhood in the 90's but not one character uses nicknames or slang or shortened words or shortened sentences or any other verbal tic that every single person on the planet has. I should be able to look at an exchange of dialogue and know who is speaking without being told and in this book, that is impossible.
It took me a while to figure out why - all the characters sound exactly the same and they are all so very eloquent.
The story is supposed to take place in a working class Brooklyn neighbourhood in the 90's but not one character uses nicknames or slang or shortened words or shortened sentences or any other verbal tic that every single person on the planet has. I should be able to look at an exchange of dialogue and know who is speaking without being told and in this book, that is impossible.