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Christian Tomás chrtomasmartin — I really resonated with this book, probably for a few reasons, and mostly with the first section in Italy (and dang! now I really want to go to Italy!). Of course there is the whole divorce aspect, and searching for God (although I don't agree with her theology, but there were parts I could relate to), but that was all so long ago for me. I think what I really loved about this book was the perfect timing of learning pleasure while I'm in the midst of this life change where I'm really soaking up the pure enjoyment of day-to-day life. In fact, I read the majority of this book while soaking in my claw foot bathtub last night! I really like the author's writing style and was surprised to learn I had already read one of her books, The Last American Man, a couple years ago.

Jeffery Gray _raphical_ray — Interesting take on the Bible! Also super imaginative and fun.

Thunyathorn Amornlertvit thunyathorn — I bought this on a whim and read it in one sitting, thinking it would be just the thing for a Sunday night while tucked up in bed. I really enjoyed it, but am in two minds about how to rate it. On one hand, it was exactly the sort of thing I love - an atmospheric, compelling ghost story with plenty of deliciously chilling details. The chief narrator, known only as Oliver, recounts a strange tale told to him by a former university tutor. It concerns an oil painting in the tutor's possession - depicting a carnival scene in Venice - which appears to have a haunting, even hypnotic power. The titular man in the picture is a particularly noticeable figure, apparently an unwilling participant in the festivities, staring out from the scene with an expression of horror and despair. Via the tutor's memories of his meeting with an elderly countess, we learn who this man is (or appears to be) and the truth of the picture's terrible secret. The tutor's story isn't told all in one go - which is a effective device, as it allows for a break in which Oliver, seriously spooked, returns to his own lodgings and finds himself in the grip of terror. This was my favourite scene in the story and really helped to create an atmosphere of mounting pressure and suspense. But, on the other hand... I can understand this originally being released as a self-contained miniature book (apparently it was first published at Halloween) but I did nevertheless expect it to have more substance. I only paid a few pounds for it, but then, you can buy sizeable novels for Kindle at the same kind of price. As with The Woman in Black, I found myself wishing I could buy a compilation of Hill's ghost stories instead. The problem with reading what is essentially a short story in isolation is that after finishing, I began to feel unsatisfied and to question things about the plot, whereas had it been part of a collection, I don't think these thoughts would have occurred to me. There's no explanation of how the picture comes to acquire its power, what happens to those who are consumed by it or - crucially - how the mysterious Clarissa develops the ability to extract her revenge through it. I was hoping to be left unnerved by the tale but it didn't feel complete, and could have been fleshed out so much more.