Broken

Stopped reading at 4/5. Interesting experiment, small book. Chapters of the story mixed with discussions between writer and protagonist. Some of those discussions offer some insight in the process of thinking up the story, but they are so few and unremarkable that as an editor I would have cut those chapters.

I liked the protagonist - and his thoughts - and the way the story unfolded, up until where the disaster starts to unfold. The relationship between the 2 main characters was the center of the book: once that ended I lost all interest in the last bit, especially since it then changes over to a whole ‘nother genre. From a psychological novel to a crime story.

Anyway. I like Fossum a lot and this book shows she can write in other genres, too.