The start of this book captured my attention. It begins with Helen, a loyal wife seeking her missing husband - still loyal, whether or not he's worth being loyal to. Early in her journey, she encounters some very odd people and receives a mysterious gift. A touch of the supernatural swirls around it, and around the people she encounters. The theme of the senses gets support from Helen's long experience in anatomical art. Eerie touches in the story, combined with complex collages throughout the book, set my hopes in the direction of
Nick
Bantock's
better work.
Somehow, the story never builds. Elements that could have lent drama seem to fizzle. Connections between characters never tie the story together. Then, the ending just terminates the book without resolving it. The husband's absence, though ended, stays unresolved, the supernatural elements just end without explanation. The means of a bizarre murder go unexplained, even though the murder demands explanation in terms of the murderer. The writing carried me to the end, then unceremoniously dumped me.
-- wiredweird
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