Tag: the bellwether revivals
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Focus On: Unlikeable Narrators
Have you ever read a book where you hate all of the characters? How about one where the narrator is so annoying you’re tempted to abandon the book entirely? Over the past two weeks I’ve stumbled across two books that fit this description. They suffer from what I’ll call “the Gone Girl effect.” Don’t get…
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Book Review: The Bellwether Revivals by Benjamin Wood
The Bellwether Revivals by Benjamin Wood Published July 2, 2012 Summary: The Bellwether Revivals takes place mainly at King’s College, and the surrounding area. (Don’t you love it already?) Oscar Lowe is an outsider who works in a nursing home nearby who falls in love with the privileged medical student. As he dives into her…