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DNF at 53%. I decided to give up on this one as I was struggling to get through it. I concluded my TBR list was too long to spend time ploughing through a book I wasn’t enjoying. It’s a shame because I was very taken with the concept, which you can read in the blurb at the top of the page. To begin with I was looking forward to reading what the author made of the intriguing scenario he had created.

The novel itself, or the first half of it at least, is set across a single day of Danny’s life, the day he hears of the murder. It largely consists of various memories, musings and ponderings by Danny as he indecisively wanders the streets of Sydney after hearing the news. It’s well written of course, as you would expect from someone of the author’s standing, and he touches on some interesting ideas, but I simply found it a chore to read. I’m not trying to argue this is a bad book, but I would say the reader’s enjoyment will hinge on how much he or she likes the “stream of consciousness�� style. It’s not something that always works for me, and definitely not on this occasion. No rating as I didn’t finish it.