JFDI BOOK #41 RESERVOIR 13

 

RESERVOIR 13

Jon McGregor

 

 

What happens in a village when a 13 year old girl goes missing? For the next 13 years. Which seem like infinity in a small town.

 

 

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REVIEW by Eric

 

Have you ever wondered what actually goes on in the house next door behind closed doors? Take that feeling, and imagine you thinking the same thing about an entire village for the next 13 years, but having all the information in excruciating detail...every day. About the people you know. About the people you sort of know. About the people you wish you didn't know. And why stop at people? What about all the animals? Nature. The seasons. Village fetes. Whatever.

 

The premise of Reservoir 13, I suppose, is that there are thirteen reservoirs surrounding the small village, and though you may think that one of them would yield up the answer to the disappearance of this girl (indeed, perhaps the main reason to keep on reading...spoiler alert) there no such luck.

 

Life goes on. Reservoirs dry up, and refill. And a lot of water passes, one way or another. 

 

And though you sort of feel in a general sense for the grief and shifting of blame etc., in the end the truth is pretty much what you might discover if you actually knew what went on in the house next door. Best not try to find out, really. 

 

There. That is pretty much all you need to know. Sorry.

 

 

Average score 2.75 stars