Unfortunately, at least for me, the main mystery of the story is revealed at the completion of roughly the first one-third of the book.ĭon’t get me wrong, the “reveal” was surprising-a true “wow” moment-but the pace slowed considerably when compared to the burn-through-the-pages beginning. I thought I might have to stay up all night and into the next day to finish if the story had continued as it had begun. You live and breathe the story, and you want more. There are also instances of Laugh-Out-Loud humor sprinkled throughout, Which serves to further the reader’s enjoyment of her literary talents.Īs for plot, Magpie bursts out of the starting gate and holds the reader’s attention fully for the first one-third of the book (whenever I had to take a break from the book, I couldn’t wait to get back). Day’s work is exceptional> The description and creativity of thought evident from beginning to end-including attention to human thoughts, actions, and interactions, is outstanding.

So, Elizabeth Day’s work will always have a unique place in the history of writing, no doubt.Īs for writing/literary merit, Ms.

No book has ever been written like Magpie and, in a reverse of the theory above, if someone did attempt to write a Thriller/Mystery about the subject(s) she covers, I would-for the first time-think: Wow, that reminds me so much of Magpie.” I am occasionally amazed by the thought that of the hundreds of thousands (millions?) of books ever written, I have never read a book in my life and thought: Wow, that book (story) reminds me so much of _. Magpie is unlike any other book you will ever read.

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