Book Count (since 1 January 2012)

Book Count (since 1 January 2014): 30

Monday 9 May 2011

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell

A slow burner. The first hundred or so pages were a bit of a struggle as the main character starts off pretty uninspiring and insipid. But, once this gets going, the plot is really quite gripping and the characters do become more interesting (and less cowardly). The writing is good and it is worth getting through the beginning for a more entertaining middle and end. I thought this was better than Cloud Atlas but personally I not in love with David Mitchell's style so whilst I did enjoy this novel, it is not my favourite on the long list.

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