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Excellent story. This took quite some time and concentration as it is told by several narrators in turn, each with their own distinct voice. The taking it in turns added to the intrigue of the plot, thrilling the reader with anticipated peril.
No, people, this is not a dermatology textbook! And three stars is a tough mark; it's probably 3.5 but since we can't do that, I've rounded down. The story is told by 5 different narrators, not for so long each time that you get carried away with one person's version of the story, and easy to work out because they all have different fonts and language styles.
The narrators range from a mad nun who scourges her skin(she's really really bad), a sadistic Venetian nobleman who collects skin(even wor ...more
The narrators range from a mad nun who scourges her skin(she's really really bad), a sadistic Venetian nobleman who collects skin(even wor ...more
I really enjoyed this. A bit unsettling at times but very well done.
Mar 23, 2015
Keith
marked it as to-read
