The first section of this is compelling, with its lovely stream-of-consciousness style. I couldn’t connect with the second section quite as much but the plot is still interesting and kept me turning the pages. The third section was extremely hard work, with its many many numbered sections. They are obviously very clever, but a little cryptic. The penultimate section is fairly edgy and menacing. The final section contains some kind of resolution.
This is an unusual book, entertaining and real. There are definitely aspects of the female characters that I relate to and it feels very much of the present time. The only problem is that doesn’t hang together as a novel for me, although I suppose it didn’t help that I read the book over a long time. I’m not familiar with that part of London either, which is a shame as the setting is almost a character of its own.
In summary I would say that NW is thought-provoking but unsatisfying.