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Sunday, 25 March 2018

The Hidden Keys - Andre Alexis

Another Alexis story set in Toronto, this time a lot of in the Queen and Lansdowne area.  It is always interesting to see his portrayals of certain neighbourhoods I know.  Not bad on this one.  And I was very gratified to see the old "Green Dolphin" as a major setting in the book.
Main character is interesting.  Storyline is a bit contrived, but holds together.  There is just something a bit "stereotyped" somehow in certain aspects of the book.

Main character's friend, Ollie, has a very interesting passage where he explains why we should all worship chance instead of god.  He, in fact, has a very interesting take on life in general - perhaps the most interesting character in the book.

An entertaining enough read, but I found the writing not at the same level as Fifteen Dogs.

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