From that minimalist cover, regular readers of this blog will know this is a Galley Beggar Press book.
This is Bowles's first novel and I have to say he knows how to string a sentence together. Whether he knows how to plot a novel is up for question.
In this book, the narrator rails against modern society and all the ills he perceives. We follow him back and forward through his life in a series of flashbacks and digressions. He becomes more and more annoyed by a particular man he sees as being the symbol of all that's wrong until he snaps and takes violent action.
It's frequently very funny and he does make some valid points. But it is a bit rambly and didn't always hold my interest.
The final section was certainly the most compulsive in the book.
It's beautifully written, as are all GBP books, but this one didn't completely hit the mark for me.
6/10 - less ramble, more plot please.
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