I posted this on Facebook, but I liked the book so much I'm crossposting here:
I just finished reading this book (
The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall) last night. It's really good. The prose is sharp and punchy, the ideas are big but manageable, and the story keeps you interested the entire way through. Plus, there's cool lexical and typographical art -- imagine drawing a shark using only words completely unrelated to sharks -- and, for once, I don't feel as though the main character's amnesia is cliche.
If I had problems with the book, they would be these:
* The ending was a little hard for me to grasp.
* The reveal of Scout was a little too choreographed -- I think every reader will see it coming.
But overall I really, really enjoyed it, and I think you will too. If you ask nicely and can pick it up, I might lend you my copy.
Now reading
City of Tiny Lights by Patrick Neate. It's a detective/thriller. Only a few chapters in now.
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