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A review by grayjay
Ghostwritten by David Mitchell
3.0
I'm not a fan of novels in that take the form of linked short stories. In a novel you're either willing to commit to the premise of you're not; with short fiction, you can decide to skip a story if you're not into it; but the stories are linked, you feel like you have to read them all for the sake of the overarching narrative even if you don't like it.
I was frustrated by Ghostwritten—that many of the stories were connected by throw-away lines. I greatly enjoyed maybe a third of the book.
My favourite was Night Train. It was the most suspenseful, compelling, and relevant. I always love the tension created when characters understandably disbelief the incredible, but as a reader you know it to be true.
I was frustrated by Ghostwritten—that many of the stories were connected by throw-away lines. I greatly enjoyed maybe a third of the book.
My favourite was Night Train. It was the most suspenseful, compelling, and relevant. I always love the tension created when characters understandably disbelief the incredible, but as a reader you know it to be true.