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A review by daisyq
The Invisible Rider by Gerard Crewdson, Kirsten McDougall
3.0
I really enjoyed how this novel evoked Wellington - the weather, the hills, the politics. In places it was also quite funny, although occasionally in a way that feels like an insider joke.
The first three chapters were especially good, and I enjoyed them immensely. I can't tell you how many times I've thought this:
However, the rest was a more mixed bag for me. I have low tolerance for other people's dreams, even in fiction, and dreams (and hallucinations) do feature prominently in the rest of this short novel.
The first three chapters were especially good, and I enjoyed them immensely. I can't tell you how many times I've thought this:
...not for the first time he wished a serious but non-fatal illness upon himself, something that put him in bed for a couple of weeks but still left him able to read.
However, the rest was a more mixed bag for me. I have low tolerance for other people's dreams, even in fiction, and dreams (and hallucinations) do feature prominently in the rest of this short novel.