Guardian Unlimited Books | Review | Filling in the Holes story
Josh Lacey reviews Small Steps, Louis Sachar's sequel to Holes...
The characters of Holes are complicated and contradictory; the prose is terse and witty and almost arrogantly self-confident; the plot is multi-layered, dodging back and forth in time and place, often forcing the reader to scamper desperately after the action, trying to catch up. Small Steps is more straightforward in every way. It's not as sophisticated or fascinating as Holes - but not many novels are.
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