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Un Certo Tipo Di Intimità (2010)

by Jenn Ashworth(Favorite Author)

3.76 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

8876419160 (ISBN13: 9788876419164)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

e/o

review 1: This was such an odd little book that I'm not even sure what rating to give it. As a novel, it's worthy of four stars, but to rate it "really liked it" is stretching things a bit. I was interested in the book, and found it absorbing, but I can't say that I liked and enjoyed reading it. It was too disturbing for that. To be inside the mind of such a damaged personality was disconcerting, even though I appreciated the technique the author showed throughout the narrative. The author puts the reader inside the character's mind, shows us how distorted the character's perceptions are and how damaged her mind, without the character ever being aware of the reality we're seeing through her eyes. It is well done, but it isn't a comfortable, cozy read by any means, and not something ... moreI have any desire to read again.
review 2: I wasn't sure of this book when I first started it but it actually turned out to be an interesting read, which I think really took on a pace more towards the end. Mainly a psychological drama, but also part crime (without court cases and gory details) novel, it's set in contemporary England in the town of Fleetwood. The main character is a female who is seeking attention and affection from men. She turns her attention to her neighbour who she believes feels the same about her. As the reader we see her descent into "madness" (too strong a word but am finding it hard to find another)as her obsession over her neighbour grows, and likewise we are able to rationalise her actions and see it from the point of view of the outsider. It made me just want to go "No. Don't do that. He doesn't love you." etc Whilst the story is set mainly around her obsession with this neighbour the story also flits back to the past, which helps provide a context and explanation (perhaps) for her actions. less

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