A review by gareth_beniston
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

A profoundly stupid and wrong-headed book. I would have given up several times if I hadn't been reading it for book group. I loved The Luminaries and admired The Rehearsal. I even admire some of the Austenesque psychology and prose in this. But yeah, the most awful book I've had to read in decades.