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Real, layered and complex... Filled with sensual detail Oprah Winfrey Fitch has a gift for lush prose and rich, evocative descriptions, particularly of Los Angeles ... In Paint it Black she has created a dark, crooked beauty that fulfils all the promise of White Oleander and confirms that she is an artist of the very hig Nina Revoyr, LA Times Book Review
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Josie came to Los Angeles to escape her run-down family with its sad history of trouble and abuse; when she met Michael - brilliant, musical, handsome - she thought she'd found her first chance for real love and a new life. But Michael, despite a youth filled with every material advantage, was an emotional trainwreck, with an apathetic, distant father and a mother who stayed all too close. As the novel begins, Josie has just learned of Michael's suicide. Alone, grieving, in shock, Josie is trying to understand what happened when Michael's mother Meredith, a renowned concert pianist, accuses Josie of causing her son's death. As the two women circle one another from the extreme poles of their lives - Meredith secluded in a mansion in the hills, Josie scraping an existence from low-budget film roles, nude modeling for art classes, and a circle of friends from the seedy world of L.A.'s underground music scene - they embark on a strange partnership that is equal parts mistrust and blind need. And just when Josie is convinced she knows the truth about Michael's death, she uncovers a secret from his life that changes everything forever.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I won't bore you by going into the details of the plot, but I have to say that this book was a bit of a disapointment to me. I was a big fan of Janet Fitch's previous book, "White Olleander" and expected something along the same lines. So much is true - "Paint It Black" deals with the same kind of issues of angst and adverse life circomstances for two young female protagonists, however there is very little else in common. "Paint it Black" is page after page of dispiriting angst with no clear plot visible. I must say it was an okay read - something to while away some time when I had nothing else to do - but on the whole, I don't imagine I'll be re-reading it any time soon. Let's just hope that Fitch's next book will be better!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Paint it black is exactly the kind of book I like - it's character driven. One could argue that "nothing happens" - but in fact everything happens.
Josie Tyrell is trying to cope after her boyfriend Michael has committed suicide. It doesn't help that Michael's mother Meredith hates her. Josie Tyrell is a white trash working class girl and Michael is an upper class drop-out.
Josie doesn't only have to deal with her sorrow, but also the fact that Michael is not who she thought he was. He lived in a universe of his own. It's a very interesting comparison between low-life L.A. and the rich and famous LA.
Just like in Fitch's first book the language is rich with metaphors and witty similes.
However the book drags a bit towards the end. I felt that the novel had come to an end when Josie sort of befriends Meredith and is invited to a trip to Europe. But the author pro-longs the drama for no reason, without following up threads and tying up ends.
Josie Tyrell is trying to cope after her boyfriend Michael has committed suicide. It doesn't help that Michael's mother Meredith hates her. Josie Tyrell is a white trash working class girl and Michael is an upper class drop-out.
Josie doesn't only have to deal with her sorrow, but also the fact that Michael is not who she thought he was. He lived in a universe of his own. It's a very interesting comparison between low-life L.A. and the rich and famous LA.
Just like in Fitch's first book the language is rich with metaphors and witty similes.
However the book drags a bit towards the end. I felt that the novel had come to an end when Josie sort of befriends Meredith and is invited to a trip to Europe. But the author pro-longs the drama for no reason, without following up threads and tying up ends.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the first Fitch book I have read and I really enjoyed it. Though it takes place in eighties Los Angeles it has echoes of the film noir era. It is a story about loss and identity. Amazing descriptions of L.A., places, people, scenes and atmosphere. Though it is not a suspense thriller it sometimes has that feel, you keep thinking something big is going to happen. The big thing is Josie's self realization. Very absorbing book. I highly recommend it.
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