This isn't a casual read. It represents a considerable investment in time and effort. Many characters, settings, plot lines and underlying principles to keep straight…. Yet, it is worth the investment of yourself. Even the language is of its own as you need to learn new lingo, so to speak to get the gist of the tale.
Like so many of Barker's other novels, there is a hidden world behind the our natural world. Barker is such a master at interweaving mundane, and profane, details into the...
Published on July 14, 2011 20:11