Ok so I read this entire book, hoping it would yield a promising reveal to the entire mystery. And… I didn’t get it. Yes, there was a big reveal, but it was HARDLY satisfactory! I would even go so far to say it almost felt as a copout, and just made the ending completely creepy and the entire story confusing. Who knows? Maybe someone who is more into philosophy and the whole “Who am I” debate would enjoy this more, but that’s just not me. I did find two aspects of the story interesting, however; the mystery surrounding the house and all of its secrets, and the Victorian novel that is transcribed throughout the book. The former (the house mystery) could have been a great book on its own if it had been fleshed out and there was a stronger villain because the way this ended was fantastic. The Victorian novel was interesting too, and (intentionally) mirrored the back story also going on in the book. So yes, that’s right, there are 3 (well 4, depending on how you look at it) timelines unfolding concurrently. All with the same protagonist at the center and not always the clearest indication of which timeframe you’re in. Bizarre, and not exactly in a good way… and I usually like things a bit bizarre.
1 bookworm.
Friday, January 15, 2010
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