TONY AND SUSAN (Austin Wright) - December 5/15

So this one unfolds as two stories: a lady reading her ex-husband's manuscript and the manuscript itself, about a man whose wife and daughter are raped and murdered, and neither is particularly compelling. Most of the problems here stem from Wright's irritating writing style, which consists of short, clipped sentences. His prose reminds me of Ian McEwan if Ian McEwan had no talent. *1/2 out of ****