Review: Well Written.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 13, 2013
First off the title caught my attention and I loved the picture, very subtle and compelling. That comparison: Donnie Darko meets Dexter really caught me too, because they are two of my favorites.At first I was completely unsure of what was real and fantasy, according to what Melanie was saying and experiencing. I wasn't sure if the sex scene was real or if she had been pushed over the edge of the fire escape! But it becomes clear as you read on. The ambiguity in the beginning is like being in a carnival setting. Things are going round on the carousel and you are sucked right in. And throughout the book as well.A lot of the scenes are delicately balanced between reality and fantasy, and it is for the reader to decide which is which. And for me, I was jumping back a paragraph or two often enough, trying to be sure, but then as you proceed, you know what's what. It's very Alice In Wonderland in places and then hits you in the face like a hard core Tarantino scene. Very versatile story, and great turns and surprises, not for the faint of heart.