A review by meganpkin
Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater

dark funny hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Wouldn't recommend if you're trying to quit smoking or drinking or if you recently quit either. So many scenes describing and including both. I quit smoking over a year ago and found it triggering for this.
I liked the swapping of perspective and the vast difference in how each character was perceiving certain scenarios, loved how unhinged Roach was but how 'normally' shed speak about odd things. Description in this were great, a few grosser surprises throughout but they added to the experience.  Wasn't mad on the ending tho but if it was adapted to a film I could see that same ending being a winner for audiences. Just felt like ' put it down already' in book format? 
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