A Quiet Belief in Angels
3 journalers for this copy...
Picked this up for the winner of the book, tea and chocolate sweeps.
And off it goes to the winner of the tea, choc and books sweep. Happy reading!
Thank you for this WishList book, I have wanted to read it for years...! "A beautiful and haunting book", according to its back cover.
Thank you! And thanks for all the tea-bags and chocolates as well... :)
Thank you! And thanks for all the tea-bags and chocolates as well... :)
Reserved for brunton11 in the European WishList Tag.
Currently reading it.
This is a surprisingly well-written novel; the plot is interesting and unfolds throughout the chapters, but I should highlight the lingering and detailed descriptions and precise choice of words, something quite difficult to find in a post SMS-era.
A novel that any 19th century writer would have been proud of.
Let me illustrate with some quotes:
"Seemed to be that writing things down was a way of making them go away.
(...) Or you could look at it from the viewpoint that writing things down makes them last forever."
"Writing can be an exorcism of fear and of hatred; it can be a way to overcome prejudice and pain. At least if you can write you have a chance to express yourself... you can put your thoughts out into the world, and regardless of whether anyone actually reads them or understands them they are no longer trapped inside of you. Bottle them... bottle them up (...), and one day you're likely to just explode."
"I wonder if somewhere there is a place that holds all these unfinished lives. Another plane, another world running parallel to our own, and there we will find the dead, picking up their incomplete lives and living them out."
This is Joseph Vaughan's story since childhood, beautifully written; also the search for a serial killer. Both genres blend perfectly well, and come to a (for me) unexpected ending.
I loved reading this novel, it was my companion throughout many evenings; I can only advice future readers not to get impatient, this is not a page-turner but a novel to enjoy and taste slowly.
It will soon be on its way to brunton11; thanks again for granting this wish, bookfrogster... indeed, I was not disappointed at all!
A novel that any 19th century writer would have been proud of.
Let me illustrate with some quotes:
"Seemed to be that writing things down was a way of making them go away.
(...) Or you could look at it from the viewpoint that writing things down makes them last forever."
"Writing can be an exorcism of fear and of hatred; it can be a way to overcome prejudice and pain. At least if you can write you have a chance to express yourself... you can put your thoughts out into the world, and regardless of whether anyone actually reads them or understands them they are no longer trapped inside of you. Bottle them... bottle them up (...), and one day you're likely to just explode."
"I wonder if somewhere there is a place that holds all these unfinished lives. Another plane, another world running parallel to our own, and there we will find the dead, picking up their incomplete lives and living them out."
This is Joseph Vaughan's story since childhood, beautifully written; also the search for a serial killer. Both genres blend perfectly well, and come to a (for me) unexpected ending.
I loved reading this novel, it was my companion throughout many evenings; I can only advice future readers not to get impatient, this is not a page-turner but a novel to enjoy and taste slowly.
It will soon be on its way to brunton11; thanks again for granting this wish, bookfrogster... indeed, I was not disappointed at all!
Sent today to brunton11. :)
Arrived safely today. Many thanks bookworm-lady.
