![]() ![]() Initially, the two narratives seem entirely separate, but, in true Joyce fashion, Perfect eventually reveals the connection between Byron and Jim with a twist. The portions about Jim felt cohesive and poignant, while the portions about Byron felt disorganized and improbable. ![]() The novel involves two interspersed narratives: (1) the story of 11 year-old Byron during the summer of 1972, when two extra seconds were added to Universal Coordinated Time and (2) the present-day story of Jim, a man who has been spent much of his adult life in Besley Hill, a psychiatric institution. Although the novel didn’t sit well with me, I’m glad I finished it. I ended up putting the novel away until yesterday, when I finally finished the remaining 80%. I downloaded the e-book version in time for a family trip in mid-April and immediately read the first 20% of it, which, unfortunately, hardly kept my attention. Having enjoyed The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, I looked forward to reading Rachel Joyce’s second novel, Perfect. ![]()
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