maplegreen 's review for:

The Hidden Keys by André Alexis

4.0

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I wasn’t sure about reading another book by Alexis, I found Fifteen Dogs well written and thought provoking but so sad. But The Hidden Keys, a treasure hunt, is a very different novel. Toronto serves as an important character as it moves between Parkdale, Rosedale, Jane & Finch, and more. In the same manner, characters cross class boundaries, with the wealthy drug addict and the policeman who marries “up”. The actual solution to the puzzle was a little disappointing. This is part of a larger 5 part “quincunx” so I am left feeling that maybe there is more to the novel than the initial read.
This is my pick for the TO 2019 Reading Challenge in the category “book by an author in a visible minority”