Review: Alive in Necropolis

Alive in Necropolis by Doug Dorst

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Overall, I really enjoyed this book. Dorst's language is gorgeous, his characters are well crafted with strengths and flaws. And his ghosts are a lot of fun.

My biggest issue is this feels like two stories combined into one. However, somehow Dorst makes it work. I think if he had separated the two stories and written two different books they both would have been strong books. But even with that, I found this book very well done. Even when you're sitting there wondering why this scene? or why this character?, there's a sense that it will all come together in the end.

And it does.

I also think it works well because Mercer is living in both of these stories. His life among the living is spiraling out of control even as his work among the dead is coming to a head. So it feels like two stories because it is, but it's mean to be.

I found Alive in Necropolis to be an intriguing story, both a character driven piece about people dealing with drastic changes in their lives and a ghost story, combined into quite the page turner.



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