If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor

A novel about an event which takes place in a residential street during a summer's afternoon and its impact on the lives of those who witness it. And yes it is about as interesting as that summary makes it sound - i.e. the "event" bit is fairly interesting but the "impact" bit is not.

Although the plot is not that exciting, I did enjoy this book as the writing is very good. It is not wonderfully gripping nor, despite what Waterstones say, did it change my life but I personally quite like the way that the plot is very gentle and built up to the (somewhat predictable) event very slowly.

I can see how this book would be irritating if you like a fast paced novel but there is something quite "comfortable" about it - very easy to read and none of the dramatic over-the-top tragedy you get in a lot of modern books. Worth a read.