Rating: 4/5
Review:
Very entertaining
I like David Quantick’s journalism and broadcasts very much and I’m
pleased to say that I enjoyed Go West, too. It’s amusing,
completely bonkers in places and rather a gripping read.
Charlie Bread is an
“Antiques Whisperer” who is employed to spot fake antiques. He
is sent to Devon to examine a manuscript...and things get
complicated. An absurd but entertaining plot ensues involving
sinister men pursuing him, a beautiful but mysterious woman who keeps
cropping up, fake identities and so on, plus a strange journey though
the South West of England.
David Quantick is an
accomplished and witty writer, so the book is a pleasure to read.
Don’t expect a serious thriller, although it is quite an exciting
story; there are ridiculous coincidences and unexplained absurdities
in places, but I didn’t mind that at all. The whole thing works on
its own terms and we also get quite a lot of obscure musical
references (of course) and some enjoyable commentary on aspects of
English life and travel which reminded me a little of some of Stuart
Maconie’s books – which is high praise.
Go West is
involving, witty and often funny and it is built on rather erudite
foundations which gives it some substance, too. Recommended.
(My thanks to
Unbound for an ARC via NetGalley.)
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