I doubt his prose will ever be close to my favorites, but it doesn't have to be for me to enjoy his books.Īnother thing that I've seen lauded about Malice were its characters, which didn't really hit home with me either. As I read more and more of the book, however, I got used to it, and most of this became an afterthought.
I can't say this is a bad thing per se, it's more of a thing I found a bit jarring. However, sometimes there were a few too many time hops, some of them a bit larger and out of the blue from one paragraph to the next, instead of in between chapters (for example). I understand that when one person goes from A to B you don't need to describe him getting up, dressing, talking to his ma, packing lunch, greeting everyone on the way out, then describe each step it takes, and so forth. Gwynne's prose never really clicked with me - it felt a bit too quick - and the whole narration felt a bit discontinuous inside each chapter. Unfortunately, I can't say my expectations - which I didn't set that high - were totally met. This book had stellar reviews everywhere, which made any criticisms pale in comparison. So, I've turned the (reading) year by finishing Malice, by John Gwynne, and thought I'd share some of my thoughts about the book!īefore reading this book, I combed through a few reviews here on the sub, and also on goodreads, which usually help me set my expectations.
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