A review by paulataua
A Calculated Life by Anne Charnock

3.0

I’m never quite sure why some books get nominated for awards, and I say that in a curious rather than a negative way. ‘A Calculated Life’ deals with the potentially fascinating area of what it means to be human, and is actually a fairly interesting read, but it doesn’t really follow through on its early promise and seems to run out of steam just at the point where you think it is going to pick up speed. I found the first epilogue a real disappointment, and although the second epilogue does something to recover the mystery, it is never really enough for me. There is, however, something in the story, something subtle that I can’t put my finger on, that makes me feel I will read this author again in the future, and, you never know, I may even read this book again.