A review by margaret21
Fishbowl by Bradley Somer

4.0

I really can't decide what I think of this book. It was a slow burn for me, and it took me a while to get into it. A great idea - having a goldfish fall from his usual home on the 27th floor of an apartment block (where he's sort of looked after by over-sexed Connor) downwards to the pavement beneath. On his way he passes apartments in which small dramas are being acted out, lives becoming changed. Finally I became engaged in all these stories. I began to care about Katie, one of Connor's many girlfriends,and about home-schooled Hermann, and agoraphobic Claire, and Garth who.... no, spoiler alert, and janitor Jimenez...and, and... The only one I didn't really care about was Ian the goldfish. I found the chapters about him and his downward journey somewhat tedious. Quirky, fun, original .... yes, go on, read it.