Yes, this novel was originally published back in the late 80s, but it has since been returned to the forefront of news with a Netflix movie and a reprinting from Flame Tree Press. At the time of writing this, I have not yet seen the screen adaptation, so I won’t be able to make any comparisons there. But that’s just fine, because we’re here to talk about the book, anyway.

Campbell is an author still relatively new to me, if you can believe it. In fact, The Wise Friend from this year was my first time reading him (though I had heard his name before). That makes The Influence my second experience with his writing, and another good one.