Review: brilliant but not for the faint-hearted
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 18, 2012
Phew! this book has so many threads, twists, turns and themes. The prose reminds me of Ernest Hemingway, John Masters and other writers of the first half of the 20th century, while the explorations of life's meanings brought to mind Neil Gaiman's American Gods. But this isn't a book that relies on ideas from other sources - it's unique in presentation and written by what I can only describe as a master story teller. To add to that, the prose passages are often beautiful and moving. You don't need me to tell you the plot as you've read the blurb and look inside (haven't you?!): instead I'll urge everyone to read this gem of a book. It kept me riveted for days.