I love the world Mr. Doyle creates and how he informs us of, invites us in, and paints, what that world is with his unique voice. I really like spending time there
The characters, their interactions with each other and their world is a wonderful place to be in and experience.
The only criticism I’d offer, is at times the strength of all of that is slightly diminished, to me, by staying in the depth of the feeling too long, by over articulation of that feeling, or moment, in a way that, again to me, oversells it in places that may take away from what is being conveyed.
He walks up to that line often, but backs away in time. That’s a strength of his IMHO
At the end of this story, for my taste, it spent a bit more time in, and it over articulated/explained things we already knew, or could infer by the dance and actions of the characters he so richly painted in the story previously.
That said I not only still love this book, this story, this world, and the way the writer gives us all of those things, I also realize and respect the fact that Mr. Doyle is an incredibly accomplished writer and I’m a guy basically giving a book Yelp;)
Can’t wait to read Mr. Doyle’s next book.