In fact, the eclectic mix of guests happens to be made up of people featured in the twelve stories all of whom received invitations in peculiar ways. Things begin with Tobias’ death, which is puzzling because there’s no blood or evidence to be found in his penthouse, wherein he was entertaining numerous guests during an out of character dinner party. As such, it’s important to read everything in order, from front to back. What’s neat is that stories cross over and feature cameos by other residents from earlier chapters. That’s where the short story feel comes into play, because each one is its own narrative that centres upon a different resident of the two slightly connected buildings. We discover these things through their own personal stories, which comprise the first twelve chapters of this novel. They’ve all seen and experienced different things, though, be it shadows, strange stains, walls that always measure differently or people who shouldn’t exist. Sims’ debut novel is that something simply isn’t right in Banyan Court, and multiple residents have noticed it. This presents an interesting dynamic, as you can surely guess. It’s also split into two different parts: one for the rich, with its beautiful architecture and modern materials, and a much cheaper and more dreary side for the less well off. No, Banyan Court was not only built on a historic site, where there was once a catastrophic event it also uses bricks from the old building(s) that stood there, on that street in a shabby part of the city.
It’s important to note that this isn’t just some regular apartment building. Hell, he actually lives in the penthouse on the nice side of the building, although nobody ever sees him. One that goes by the name of Banyan Court, and was built by a reclusive and strange billionaire named Tobias Fell.
That is, the story of a potentially haunted apartment building in London. You see, while it’s essentially a short story collection, all of those stories feed into the same narrative. What makes Thirteen Storeys stand out? Well, it’s the way the book is set up and written.
It was really good, and is something that I won’t soon forget.
I was lucky enough to score a review copy of this book, after having trouble finding it in my home country, and am glad that I did. Take, for instance, the new novel Thirteen Storeys by Jonathan Sims. Then again, it’s likely difficult to come up with something highly original after all these years, although some are able to do it. This can sometimes be difficult given the sheer amount of things that are released each week, and is especially difficult in the horror genre where trends and retreads are common. As fans of different entertainment mediums, we’re always looking for the next new, unique and tough to put down thing, be it a book, a movie, a TV show or a video game.
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