Book Review #96
Beautiful Animals
by Lawrence Osborne
Of the four novels I have read by Lawrence Osborne this was the least satisfying. With one exception, all the characters are unlikable (young, wealthy and bored), doing terrible things on a beautiful Greek island. The writing, for the most part, does not have the elegance of "The Forgiven," the psychological depth of "The Ballad of a Small Player" or the narrative drive of "Hunters in the Dark." Constantly switching the viewpoint from one character to another in successive chapters had the effect of putting a halt on the action and stopping the narrative flow. The ending, though, is mysterious, ambiguous and vaguely unsettling. But overall I was not all that impressed, putting the book down and then picking it up again, until I finally finished it.
by Lawrence Osborne
Of the four novels I have read by Lawrence Osborne this was the least satisfying. With one exception, all the characters are unlikable (young, wealthy and bored), doing terrible things on a beautiful Greek island. The writing, for the most part, does not have the elegance of "The Forgiven," the psychological depth of "The Ballad of a Small Player" or the narrative drive of "Hunters in the Dark." Constantly switching the viewpoint from one character to another in successive chapters had the effect of putting a halt on the action and stopping the narrative flow. The ending, though, is mysterious, ambiguous and vaguely unsettling. But overall I was not all that impressed, putting the book down and then picking it up again, until I finally finished it.
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