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A review by tdblaylock
The Lonely Witness by William Boyle
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
William Boyle knows how to develop characters. His plots are good, but his characters are phenomenal. The murder plot here is less whodunnit but more whydunnit.
I love a good antihero and complicated characters, and this book is full of them. These characters all have something that draws you to them, but they also have something that makes you either hate them (in a good way) or pity them. Whereas some books make it pretty clear as to how to cheer for them and what you want for them, this one doesn’t. There isn’t a good choice most of the time, and you just have to go along for the ride.
I’ve been buying all of Boyle’s books as signed copies from Square Books in Oxford, MS and couldn’t be happier to support this local author.
I love a good antihero and complicated characters, and this book is full of them. These characters all have something that draws you to them, but they also have something that makes you either hate them (in a good way) or pity them. Whereas some books make it pretty clear as to how to cheer for them and what you want for them, this one doesn’t. There isn’t a good choice most of the time, and you just have to go along for the ride.
I’ve been buying all of Boyle’s books as signed copies from Square Books in Oxford, MS and couldn’t be happier to support this local author.