Review: A unique and fascinating book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 11, 2012
I don't quite know how to describe this book, and the effect it had on me, but it is like nothing else I have read. The use of language is strange and poetic, the characters are deep and sometimes more symbolic than realistic, and the story is painful and uplifting at the same time.This takes a very original and wonderfully loving view of 'mental illness' and challenges the accepted view of it in a way that stayed with me for a long time. Being trained as a counsellor myself I found it very interesting and moving, and could empathise with a lot of what was going on.Stuart is a very deep and interesting character himself, and he takes the unusual step of openly putting himself as a character in his book. This could go horribly wrong but I think it works very well and gives it a very personal touch, showing how much he is involved in the views he expresses here.This is altogether a one of a kind book which I would highly recommend.