David's Reviews > Cast Iron Shore

Having read all of Linda Grant's novels except this, her first, I was disappointed to find I struggled through long and tedious sections about politics. Written in the first person, Sybil is not a sympathetic character in any way. Her good looks are maybe an excuse for her selfishness and that chip on her shoulder she never loses. Her relationships with both the awful Stan and Julius were constantly boring.

There was so little plot, something that Grant puts right in all her following books. I almost gave up half way through. She obviously had so much to say in this first novel, that it goes on far too long. However, there are certain parts which are good and show the potential of an excellent writer. A stronger editor would have done wonders in reducing the text by at least a third.