A Quiet Place

It took me such a long time to read this book. And not because it wasn't interesting, I don't think so, but rather because I prioritised other things. So I took some time to finish it today, and... I'm a bit dissapointed.

The book is on the slower side, but there are interesting things happening. At the same time, I couldn't say that the plot point makes a lot of sense to me, and some of the characters are just despicable.

Towards the end of the book there were more interesting things happening, but the most thrilling part was rushed. I got through all these emotions way too fast, the book didn't keep me engaged, and I think this will make it forgettable.

All in all, not a bad read, but could have been better.

I would recommend it for a light thriller.

Incredibly slow, but the building of tension doesn't happen until more than halfway through. Then, the descent into madness is almost comical.

This book was an interesting character study of an utterly boring middle management type who becomes obsessed with the circumstances of his wife's sudden death that occurred while he was away on a business trip.

The first half has the man spiralling into an obsession with the minutiae of events involved and coming up with this convoluted explanation for her death. This look into his psyche was fascinating but then it turned out that he was 100% correct, which was kind of silly.

The second half kicks off when the man uses this info and makes an impulsive mistake. This part was fun, kind of read like the aftermath in Strangers on a Train, and the actual ending was great.

How... anticlimactic. I was expecting more, but the mystery wasn't the thrill ride I was hoping for.