Cover art by Tomi Ungerer.
I can’t believe this book has not been made into a film. I could visualize the introduction of the characters in the first few chapters as a series of movie scenes. As one character meets another, we get a small vignette that illustrates each one’s personality, and then he/she bumps into the next character and a new vignette. Soon each characters eccentricity or uniqueness is revealed and the stage is set for the story to unfold. It’s a brilliant and cinematic opening.
a murder of crows 