It’s a story within a story, within another story. It’s an eidetic novel. It’s a philosophical progression. It’s a self-reflexive text. It’s a quest for truth. It’s a mystery, in many senses of the word. It’s The Sixth Sense, but rendered in prose and about a thousand times better. It’s pure poetry in parts. It’s a novel about ideas and words, and whether one can exist without the other.
It’s one of the best books I’ve read in years.
It’s difficult to say anything specific about The Athenian Murders without spoiling the wonder of it completely, but I can safely give it my highest recommendation. About halfway in, I gave up trying to figure out how it would end and just let myself enjoy its twists and turns. I’ve rarely been more richly awarded by trying out a new novel.
Just wondering if anyone else has read this… if not, go out and do so immediately. If you have read it, what did you think?