"Boredom was my bedmate and it was hogging the sheets."Excellent read! Impressed by all the research on different cultures and time periods that is revealed in all the minute details.
I have withheld a review of this book because I'm having a hard time putting into words just how enjoyable this book was to savor; not just read...savor! I agree, it is not a book for the faint of heart. It begins with a horrifying car accident and an excrutiating dive into the suffering of a burn...
This was probably one of the oddest books I've ever read. The whole time I was waiting to get to the point of the story. But I was left confused even after finishing. It felt like reading a true story in a way that I never got any answers. Was she really Schizo or was she actually supernatural!? Any...
This book is in my top ten reads of all time - it's an utterly brilliant read and I highly recommend it to anyone. It's a very visual book, the characters just jump of the page.
I almost stopped reading after the first few pages. The narrator is overly fond of metaphor and several things were given multiple metaphors. It was a little too much purple prose for me. But the opening line was very good, and the story was interesting. In time the narrator cut back just a bit on t...
What can I say about this book that has not already been said. It was a brilliant read, an unusual writing style, and a somewhat unique story. I put off reading this for some time because of the rumours of the graphic "burn" descriptions ... it was worth getting through that part and it really is in...
Ok, this book is right up there in my top ten favorites. It's a love story, a life changing story, a story within a story. It make me laugh, cry and rethink a lot of things. I can't say enough good things about this book, just read it.
I began to get an idea why the publisher paid $1.5 million for this novel (the highest ever paid in Canada) after the first few pages. Andrew Davidson is able to tease stories out paper with his pen like his character, Marianne, is able to tease gargoyles out of stone with a chisel. Through the mout...
This was a very good read.There were stories inside this story that were so great when told by the narrator's (he never said what his name actually is) companion Marianne. I pictured Tori Amos in my head when they described her. But that image changed slowly as the story progressed. I found myself...
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