Review: How Can I Convince You To Read This Genre-Transcending Book?!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 27, 2013
This is one of the best indie novels I've read since buying a Kindle several years ago. I sometimes have my doubts that the whole eReader and Kindle phenomenon is good for books and reading as a whole, but then I find an excellent gem such as this and have to say THIS BOOK makes me glad I have a Kindle.Why?The answer comes in the form of the word "GENRE". As readers who consume book products we have become complacent with a few easy categories of books that we can choose from. If a book isn't easily categorized then it becomes "odd" or "weird". (I'm not criticizing other reviewers here as I feel the same way they do at times.) In some cases there are books that sort of "fall between the cracks" of genre, where you can't really tell if it is a sci-fi or a horror or a romance or whatever - and for this reason it is a bit troublesome. Then there is this book. LETHE doesn't fall between the cracks - LETHE transcends genre, in my opinion.How?First off you can't easily categorize it as there are elements of horror, drama, spirituality and so on. On the other hand it is very well written, with very distinct and interesting characters, unpredictable (yet not contrived) plot twists, and a disturbingly credible afterlife that resides so close to our own world that it somehow all makes sense. There are also underlying contemporary themes such as "consequences of choosing to live with blind sheep-like faith versus being an iconoclast" and "living with the crippling isolation of a modern godless world". Having said this - THIS IS NOT A BORING NOVEL! It definitely held my interest all the way to the end and I was sad when it was finished. This is how good novels should be, regardless of "genre".Anyway, please read it!