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A review by sleightoffeet
Fishbowl by Bradley Somer
4.0
I loved this one. It reminded me a bit of [b:Let the Great World Spin|5941033|Let the Great World Spin|Colum McCann|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1474988022s/5941033.jpg|6113503] as far as the plot's construction: All of the things going on in an apartment building while a goldfish falls from the 27th floor. And yet, it's so much more than that.
The way the plot lines intermingled together was like watching the author put together a jigsaw puzzle. As I was learning about someone new, I would think, "Oh! I know where this fits in! This is also going on!" and sure enough, the character from the previous scene would make a small cameo in the next one.
The only thing that bothered me was the last chapter. It kind of read like a summation, and I felt that I just read the book, I don't need to be told what I just read. There were some poignant parts in the last chapter, but I would have been just as happy, if it ended a chapter earlier.
The way the plot lines intermingled together was like watching the author put together a jigsaw puzzle. As I was learning about someone new, I would think, "Oh! I know where this fits in! This is also going on!" and sure enough, the character from the previous scene would make a small cameo in the next one.
The only thing that bothered me was the last chapter. It kind of read like a summation, and I felt that I just read the book, I don't need to be told what I just read. There were some poignant parts in the last chapter, but I would have been just as happy, if it ended a chapter earlier.