Review: oddly compelling
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 18, 2013
Reading this gave me the same feeling I get from reading H.P. Lovecraft.  It's not frightening, but it is intense at times.  It's the anticipation that something is lurking... just another page and it will show itself, but do I really want to see it?  It's difficult to explain but there's just something about this that draws you in, even as you move closer to the edge of your seat.It is masterfully written, just skirting the periphery of this fictional reality.  Who hasn't, at some point, wondered what life really is?  Who hasn't questioned existence or wanted to peek behind the curtain to find the truth?  This story invokes that sense better than any I've read in ages.  That is the thing I most enjoy in any telling.The premise is really rather simple - a man hears a story and it awakens his innate curiosity.  He is irrevocably changed and can never again be content with his current situation.  Bravely, he sets out to change his life, to seek the thing that compels him.  He faces trials that mirror certain fables, but in interesting ways.All said, an intriguing, worthy read.