kurr's review
Bones of the Moon
by Jonathan Carroll
kurr's review
Bones of the Moon by Jonathan Carroll
kurr's review
rating:
** spoiler alert **
This is not an endorsement. Let's just get that clear. Cause I'd hate for anyone to buy this book thinking I recommended it's twisted little narrative...
So, let's start with the good. Jonathan Carroll is a competent writer. His words flow. There's coherency. There's consistency.
*taps fingers trying to think of more good stuff*
He evokes an expat view of Italy that I found authentic.
*continues tapping*
The parts of this tale that take place in the real world are OK.
*taps for a very long while and gives up*
Everything else I have to say about this book is profoundly negative and spoiler-laden. Beware!
I buy books by rummaging around the store shelves, collecting an ever-growing armful of possibilities. Then, if it's a decent shop, I sink into a chair and proceed to read the first few pages of each selection. Those first pages make-it or break-it. Bones of the Moon slipped through this first test.
The main character, Cullen, a woman who had broken up with a most unsuitable...more
So, let's start with the good. Jonathan Carroll is a competent writer. His words flow. There's coherency. There's consistency.
*taps fingers trying to think of more good stuff*
He evokes an expat view of Italy that I found authentic.
*continues tapping*
The parts of this tale that take place in the real world are OK.
*taps for a very long while and gives up*
Everything else I have to say about this book is profoundly negative and spoiler-laden. Beware!
I buy books by rummaging around the store shelves, collecting an ever-growing armful of possibilities. Then, if it's a decent shop, I sink into a chair and proceed to read the first few pages of each selection. Those first pages make-it or break-it. Bones of the Moon slipped through this first test.
The main character, Cullen, a woman who had broken up with a most unsuitable...more
