Review of The Imitation of Patsy Burke: the story of one man's descent into madness and violence

Here is how Coley Ann reviewed The Imitation of Patsy Burke, over on her knitting and reading blog Mental Scribbles.




The book starts off with Irish born sculptor Patsy Burke, waking up in his cheap Paris motel room, bloodied, with a broken arm and no memory of the night before.




We quickly meet Patsy's "friends," his inner voices, alter egos, or other personalities and join them as they assist Patsy in piecing together the events of the previous night. The journey through the bars of Paris also takes us through the memorable events of Patsy's past, mainly involving women, booze, and fights.




As we travel deeper into Patsy's mind and memories, we also come face to face with our own inner voices and urges. The book draws us into the darker side of human nature as is not for the easily offended, especially for those with sensitivities toward religion, language, and sex.




The bottom line: 

This book quickly drew me in within the first few pages and kept me engrossed until the ending plot twists. It is not often that a book actually surprises me, but this one did. It is a dark and depressing story of one man's descent into madness and violence, but an engaging read.




Thank you, Coley Ann!






The other JT Lindroos cover I nearly used for  The Imitation of Patsy Burke





I was fascinated to see that Coley Ann doesn't have the usual sort of visitor counter on her blog, but a "knitting miles" counter, which, last time I looked, showed that she has knitted 3.95 miles this year.




You can purchase the paper or Kindle versions of The Imitation of Patsy Burke on the American, French, German or United Kingdom Amazon sites or, if you wish to buy it in a United States Indie or local bookstore, you can find it here: THE IMITATION OF PATSY BURKE