
To Irvine's credit, he writes an opening that immediately hooks you and engages the reader with possibilities. Unfortunately, the direction which he steers the book isn't where I wanted it to go but that's not the author's fault and he does succeed in his modest goals. What I want to focus on is the humor because as the story progresses, it's handled with more finesse and subtlety rather than the direct commentary he employs early on. Aside from that, Irvine is a competent writer: the pace is quick, the language is simple and functional, and at the heart of Mystery Hill is an intent to entertain. It's not necessarily the type of fiction that would amaze me or make it high on my priority list, but it was nonetheless an amusing trip, more along the lines of bump cars than a roller coaster.
As long as your expectations are set, Mystery Hill is a fun read. Irvine creates a scenario that has the right doses of humor and bizarreness in easily consumable chunks.
1 comment:
Hmmm, that was interesting. Looks like somethings will always remain mystery.
I myself has been trying to solve the mystery of the legend that forces you to have "earn it before
having it", for a wile now. Could not understand much though.
Let me know in case you get to understand the mystery of the Old Hound and the Legend
By the way, good writing style. I'd love to read more on similar topics
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