Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Lanny

by Max Porter
I did not expect to enjoy this book but I loved it. Lanny is a young boy living with his parents in a commuter village in the home counties. He also seems to be in rouch with dead papa toothwart, who can and does take the form of all sorts of things in the surroundings of the village.
When Lanny goes missing the blame focuses on a local artist, as the outsider, the not like us. It is a great fable for our time and written in a challenging yet engaging style. A potential winner of the Booker prize? Would that be that bold? 9/10

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