The Night Guest

The Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

First of all, this is a beautiful book. The art is intriguing and the eyes glow in gold foil. I like when authors/ publishers make their physical books compelling...in a world of kindle and nook you can't hope for book sales with a picture of a shoe on the cover anymore. Second, the writing is magical, lyrical, figurative. Ruth and Frida are remarkable characters. The plot is not shocking; the reader can tell almost instantly what Frida is up to when she shows up. Instead, you want to stop the long slow inevitable end from coming. My criticism is that it needs to be tighter; while it is only 240 pages now, it may have been best as a long short story.

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