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Before The Fall by Noah Hawley
Jul. 2nd, 2017 01:08 amThe Blurb On The Back:
Eleven people get on a private plane that crashes into the ocean soon after take off.
There are two survivors: a young boy, and the man who swims them both back to land.
He is a hero.
But surely it can’t be that simple.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Noah Hawley’s literary thriller is an entertaining but unsubtle look at the role of the media (particularly conservative media) in times of tragedy and how it’s quick to cast those caught up in it as either hero or villain but while I kept turning the pages, the broad brush characters and open ending mean that it’s not as great as it wants to be.
BEFORE THE FALL was released in the United Kingdom on 6th April 2017. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
Eleven people get on a private plane that crashes into the ocean soon after take off.
There are two survivors: a young boy, and the man who swims them both back to land.
He is a hero.
But surely it can’t be that simple.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Noah Hawley’s literary thriller is an entertaining but unsubtle look at the role of the media (particularly conservative media) in times of tragedy and how it’s quick to cast those caught up in it as either hero or villain but while I kept turning the pages, the broad brush characters and open ending mean that it’s not as great as it wants to be.
BEFORE THE FALL was released in the United Kingdom on 6th April 2017. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
