This book took me a little while to catch the rhythm of and for that while I kept wanting to stop. Once I picked it up and once it opened up a little and began to explore some of the secondary characters I was entirely hooked. On the surface, and when you read the descriptions and many of the reviews you go into this expecting a story absolutely drenched in alcohol. And it is one. And it’s about alcoholism but also it’s not about that. […]
Can’t you see there’s a determinism about the fate of nations? They all seem to get what they deserve in the long run.
Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry