PositiveThe Times Literary Supplement (UK)It is largely through this triggering of self-consideration that The Way Home becomes a more vibrant and undeniably interesting book. While Boyle is at the centre of the story, he tends to occupy the narrator’s role, presenting his personal world in a more inviting way – it is never purely about him. Adding to this is the short-form journal entry style in which Boyle writes, which has the potential to become repetitive (especially where certain acts or settings are returned to several times), but manages to avoid this, arguably thanks to Boyle’s own steady development of thoughts and actions. Through these more provocative elements, The Way Home constitutes not so much a presentation of a lifestyle as it does a highly involving guided tour of one.
