Review: My Grandfather's Eyes
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 20, 2013
The protagonist in this novel is Alex Crane who must surely be a contender for one of the most selfish, self-centred and egotistical characters of twenty first century fiction so far. Even though she is such an unpleasant character her story is completely riveting and you become totally absorbed in her life. Essentially this is a love story but not of the conventional kind. There is so much in this novel with a variety of sub-plots all of which interlink with the unfolding story of Alex's life. The twists and turns as the story develops are complex and the author handles time really well. The novel starts at the present and goes back to various times in Alex's life which she re-lives or rehearses again but the juxtaposition of various parts of her past with other parts of her past and also with the present gives the novel its drive and energy. I thought this novel was really good, well deserving of five stars.