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This is one of those reads where you should go in knowing as little as possible about the plot so I’ll quit while I’m ahead.
He does not want anyone to die alone and his reasons for doing what he does is empathetic and altruistic. Felix is shocked and despondent and assures the young lady with him, Amanda, that he will take the blame. Exiteers are a secret cell of people who anonymously volunteer who provide the means for people with fatal diseases to die.Thank you to Grove Atlantic and NetGalley for the complimentary copy of this one to read and review. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.
At first I thought this was a story of a future world in which "Exiteers" were individuals going to the beds of the dying to assist with voluntary suicide. But instead, this became more of a dithering story with a large cast of characters, which ended on a muddled explanation that left me more confused than satisfied. This is a brilliantly entertaining crime read, with a ordinary pensioner at its heart, a Felix who managed to capture my heart as he tries to untangle and get to the bottom of the horror that looks set to destroy his life. I had a little bit of a hard time connecting in the beginning, and I really wasn’t sure this book was for me, but I am so glad I stuck it out.Late in the book there is a police interrogation that is brilliant farce and the ending of the book is perfection. year-old Felix Pink has led a boring and predictable life, all up until he becomes an Exiteer, a person who assists with suicide.