A review by nkfanning
The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

3.75

The blurb describes this as a Stephen King thriller hijacked by Proust, and I honestly can’t think of a better summary. At times it worked for me, at times it didn’t. The “big reveal” at the end didn't feel worth the 300pg build up, but at the same time the long and winding prose was gripping and super atmospheric sooooo who’s to say!