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A review by dozylocal
The Drowning People by Richard Mason
4.0
Firstly, I was delighted to discover that the author was born in SA and even started his schooling here. But that's completely irrelevant :)
I really enjoyed this book. Firstly, it was a whodunnit that was actually a whydunnit. The book starts with this guy who has killed his wife of 50-odd years and the entire book is about why he did it - starting with events from when he was in his early 20s.
I also really enjoyed the author's use of language. I'm not one for big and flowery words (usually the more straight-forward, the better, for me) but his words seemed to read in a roll-off-the-tongue kind of way.
Looking forward to reading another one of his books in the future :)
I really enjoyed this book. Firstly, it was a whodunnit that was actually a whydunnit. The book starts with this guy who has killed his wife of 50-odd years and the entire book is about why he did it - starting with events from when he was in his early 20s.
I also really enjoyed the author's use of language. I'm not one for big and flowery words (usually the more straight-forward, the better, for me) but his words seemed to read in a roll-off-the-tongue kind of way.
Looking forward to reading another one of his books in the future :)