Absolute blindness is rare. There's usually some suggestion of movement, some sense of light and shade. Not in my case. What I 'saw' was depthless and impenetrable...There were no gradations in the blankness, no fluctuations of any kind. It was what depression would like, I thought, if you had to...
At first I could barely put down The Book of Revelation, but about halfway through my interest in it has started to wane and essentially diminished as I reached the end. The strong opening and first half are both an asset and a disadvantage - we have to keep reading to know what will happen, but ...
My introduction to Rupert Thomson was The Insult, which is really a quite brilliant book - compelling, unique and memorable, unlike anything else that I have read before. I've been wanting to read another book by him for quite a while - he's one of the few writers from whom I'd like to read their...
Definire un libro come strano a volte può essere anche positivo, vuol dire che l’autore è riuscito a raccontare una storia senza violentarla all’interno di rigidi canoni comuni. Il più delle volte però definire un libro strano significa solo una cosa, ovvero che quando si sente un rumore di zocco...
I didn't actually finish this book. I read most of it, and it was OK, and I had about 50 pages to go. I wasn't inspired by it, so I figured I'd knock those off that evening and start something else. Sadly, at the end of a long train journey that evening, the 13th September 2009, I set it down on ...
I really enjoyed this in a strange sort of way. It was completely different, and almost a breath of fresh air.Thomson's use of language was gorgeous. It was beautifully written - so descriptive, so vivid, and so full of wonderful imagery that I felt myself getting more emotionally involved than I...
This is Thomson's first, and I think his best work. That's probably not what a writer wants to hear, and don't get me wrong, he's written some great books, but this one just worked on a different level. Thomson is all about creating a parallel world, recognisable, in many ways as mundane and conf...
I'll order it and bring down when I come in July. If you want me to bring things for you let me know and I'll send you the address to have them delivered here in Salem. I'm flying in July - - so can't be big. R.