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The Anatomy Of Ghosts (2010)

by Andrew Taylor(Favorite Author)

3.29 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0718147510 (ISBN13: 9780718147518)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Michael Joseph

review 1: This is the second novel I've read written by Andrew Taylor, and like the first it's atmospheric, filled with mystery, darkness, and love, redemption, and many layers. Several of themes resonant with me -- university politics, 19th century class tensions, book collections, ghosts, and marriages of conveniences. The book is basically about ghosts, or more specifically hauntings people have because of past actions. The Anatomy of ghosts refers to a short book written by Holdsworth-- the main character. As a way of dealing with his wife and young son's death he writes a short book, which attempts to prove why ghosts don't exist. This book is read by a wealthy, high class woman who has a son whose life has been destroyed by a ghost, and the lady hires Holdsworth to help try a... morend save her son from his ghosts. Holdsworth agrees and what follows is a fascinating trip into Jerusalem college life, its esoteric and immoral men's clubs, and most importantly an exploration of why ghosts do exist. Taylor presents a different tale on ghosts-- one that is quite believable. One of the strengths of this book is that the story is told from several points of view. A riveting mystery. I plan on reading more of Andrew Taylor's novels.
review 2: This book was poorly named. The ghosts in the story didn't seem to drive the story and they certainly weren't analyzed with any depth. The discussion of madness was semi-interesting. I liked the main character although he wasn't very thoroughly drawn. I also felt for Mrs Carbury and I've added incrementally to my understanding of English colleges. It was an interesting, easy read but it could have been better. less

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