Review of 'Water Music'

Water Music by T. Coraghessan Boyle

A rather strange tale of two men living different lives in the late 18th century - one a swindler living in London the other an erstwhile explorer (Mungo Park) in Africa attempting to discover the Niger (and, subsequently, map it's path). The story makes a mockery of any of the history you may be familiar with of the time but is an enjoyable – if somewhat macabre at times – story. I found the story quite interesting but not terribly rewarding with the end never really much in doubt (not making it any more pleasant). Some of the convienient plot elements are quite hard to believe but then, it is supposed to be a humourous/fun novel so what the heck!

Rating: “Average, but who wants to be average?”


Genre: General Fiction