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Motet: A Novel
Motet (Harvill Press) – Trade paperback (1998) by Keith Maillard MOTET is a raucous trip through the psychedelic underworld of the sixties and an explosive investigation of an unsolved murder. Music is the passion that links Paul, his lover Kathy, her ex-husband, and Paul's daughter Wendy, but it is a passion that nearly destroys them all. MOTET was hailed as a "bravura performance" when it was first published in 1989.
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386 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1984
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September 28, 2011
I wanted to like this more than I did, and if I was honest, I'd have this at 2 1/2.
An earlier book of Maillard's and the only of his that I've read that wasn't set in Raysburg. It was interesting to see the early versions of other characters of his in this book. He definitely has a few archetypes he explores in his fiction.
The book didn't come together well enough for me to be satisfied and I feel like there were connections between story lines that went over my head and consequently I didn't really understand the climax on the levels I should have.
An earlier book of Maillard's and the only of his that I've read that wasn't set in Raysburg. It was interesting to see the early versions of other characters of his in this book. He definitely has a few archetypes he explores in his fiction.
The book didn't come together well enough for me to be satisfied and I feel like there were connections between story lines that went over my head and consequently I didn't really understand the climax on the levels I should have.
Displaying 1 of 1 review