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A review by leksikality
The Pesthouse by Jim Crace
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Crace avoids many of the tropes these sorts of settings - have - wild, lawless places with people desperate to survive - while still acknowledging that they are a real worry for the characters.
Rather than possessing a superhuman uniqueness or good fortune, Franklin and Margaret survive through sheer determination.
In some ways it's a very quiet book - the journey itself lacks frequent bouts of intense drama but it still provides a fairly compelling journey of the choices people make, why they make them, and what they're willing to sacrifice to pursue them.
Rather than possessing a superhuman uniqueness or good fortune, Franklin and Margaret survive through sheer determination.
In some ways it's a very quiet book - the journey itself lacks frequent bouts of intense drama but it still provides a fairly compelling journey of the choices people make, why they make them, and what they're willing to sacrifice to pursue them.