(Amazon UK link) I had no idea what to expect when I started to read ‘Prophet song’ by Paul Lynch. It was the book allocated for this month’s local reading group, and I had downloaded it on my Kindle back in May when it was on special offer for just 99 pence. I vaguely knew that it was a dystopian novel, which is not my favourite genre. But I’ve been pleasantly surprised by other dystopian books such as ‘The stranding’, which I read a few months ago. 
‘Prophet song’ won the Booker prize in 2023, a...