The story starts with a dead body, something which I thought would be central to the story, maybe it would be a crime novel and the killer would be unmasked in the traditional whodunnit style, but in the end is not. The event is central to the main character and the point at which things begin to change for Gabriel. Indeed the novel follows Gabe through a horrible mid-life crisis and charts his turmoil. The characters are believable and well created. The events wide ranging and perhaps towards the end a little strained but on the whole I bought into it. As a study of the human psyche, how we make decisions and what drives us to act the book has a lot to offer. Indeed the characters themselves discuss this as Gabe struggles to find significance in an insignificant death.
I enjoyed the book, it made me concentrate on it and the momentum towards the end carries you along nicely, it did take me a little while to get into the book as after the initial excitement at the beginning it all slows down a bit but is well worth persevering.
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