Review: Striking descriptive prose
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 1, 2013
To me this was not so much a thriller, as a horror story. Beautifully written in striking descriptive prose we follow the up and downs of Wendell's life in the present and through flashbacks and inner musings. In many ways it reminded me of the film, The Fly, although that central character kind of knew what he was doing, whereas Wendell had no say in the way his life had irrevocably changed. There is little interaction and dialogue with other characters once Wendell escapes, which makes the novel at times too ponderous and inward looking. I also think the author didn't make the most of Wendell's break for freedom and for me the ending was a little disappointing. Having said that there is no getting away from Mr Westing's awesome prose! Well worth a read.