Way too slow in the beginning

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The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz is a slow burn mystery/thriller that centers around a struggling writer named Jacob Finch Bonner who ends up stealing the plot of another writer's book. This one definitely took me a decent amount of time to get into, but after I did I found it to be quite enjoyable. I thought of it more as a mystery than as a thriller and had no idea who the mysterious person calling Bonner a thief could possibly be. I found myself cringing quite a bit at the choices Bonner makes, and as he searches for the person calling him out online, the story is quite suspenseful. So if you think it starts slow, just wait because the end will make it worth it!

I did listen to the audio via NetGalley and unfortunately, their app is not good, and it made the narrator sound a lot like a robot. However, from what I could tell of Kirby Heyborne's narration, he did a really good job, and I was really impressed with all of his inflections. I would definitely listen to him again (not on the NetGalley Shelf app) to see what he sounds like normally. I think going the audio route really helped me with the slow pacing of the novel at first, and once I got to about the halfway point I didn't want to put it down. I am still coming to terms with the end (WHAT), but it was not at all what I was expecting, and I am shook. The Plot has been called clever by a lot of readers and I am definitely inclined to agree.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.