A review by angengea
The Meaning of Night: A Confession by Michael Cox

4.0

'The Meaning of Night' is without a doubt one of the best books I've read in recent years. It's a superb use of the trope of "unreliable narration" and even though I pretty thoroughly disliked every single character, I couldn't put the book down. After finishing it, I'm still not sure whether Glapthorn really was the long lost song of Baron Tansor, or just someone with serious mental health and drug addiction issues that had convinced himself that he was and the uncertainty (even if it is completely maddening) is why I loved this book so much. I literally could not put the book down and spent all the time I wasn't reading it thinking about it. I haven't been this engrossed by a story for a really long time, and I think Cox's writing was exceptional and brilliant. I may never reread this book, but I definitely recommend picking it up if you're looking for a psychological thriller of stellar quality.