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'Eerie... shocking slice of extraordinary fiction.' --Attitude
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Jonquet's novel makes compulsive reading where you find yourself nearing an end you think cannot happen,it does! and i'm not giving away anything. A pimping plastic surgeon,vegetative madwoman and would be Kaspar Hauser along with some very dark humerous moments make for a nonstop roller ride!The writing is short and precise and gothic in every sense of the word.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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The real tarantula is the relish with which Jonquet presents his deliciously deviant, Noir-like world, immersing you in quietly terrifying ideas which ensnare your imagination. His masterly manipulation of words constructs a plot concerned with the forced re-invention of a captive and is permeated by a air of sinister, psychologically thrilling unease. The gradual dismantling of an individual's nature and physical self, the speed at which free will and personality ebbs away, leaving only an empty shell that's vulnerable to re-creation at the hands of a Frankenstein - this is Jonquet's domain.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this book having seen the Almodovar film "The Skin I Live In" (which got under my skin!) as I had read it was based on this book.
The boot is a fairly short gothic style thriller. I did enjoy it and it's definitely worth reading. It's about a plastic surgeon with a beautiful wife he apparently keeps captive.
I was never bored and kept page turning.
However, the writing style is fairly average; it suffers from that amateur style of third person "telling the reader" something, rather than "showing them". eg. Richard was in a rage; rather than a description of the sort of things people do or say in a nasty rage.
There are some plot differences with the film and it's worth reading out of interest if you liked the film. But they are very different creatures. The film is like sophisticated world class soprano; whereas the book is more like a preasonable nightclub singer in a local dive.
I'd score this book a healthy 3.5 stars. It's better than "it's OK" but not "I *really* like it". Worth reading as an accompaniment to the film; but won't set the world on fire on its own merits.
The boot is a fairly short gothic style thriller. I did enjoy it and it's definitely worth reading. It's about a plastic surgeon with a beautiful wife he apparently keeps captive.
I was never bored and kept page turning.
However, the writing style is fairly average; it suffers from that amateur style of third person "telling the reader" something, rather than "showing them". eg. Richard was in a rage; rather than a description of the sort of things people do or say in a nasty rage.
There are some plot differences with the film and it's worth reading out of interest if you liked the film. But they are very different creatures. The film is like sophisticated world class soprano; whereas the book is more like a preasonable nightclub singer in a local dive.
I'd score this book a healthy 3.5 stars. It's better than "it's OK" but not "I *really* like it". Worth reading as an accompaniment to the film; but won't set the world on fire on its own merits.
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'Tarantula' by Thierry Jonquet
This short, direct thriller is an excellent example of French noir. Jonquet presents the reader with a series of strange characters and scenarios that gradually lead towards a... Read more
Published 3 months ago by IK
YAWN
A very short book indeed. I agree with some of the other comments. It was stilted in parts. I've yet to see the film - usually the other way around for me - film then book. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Robert D. Lee
The ending had me reeling with surprise
It's not often I leave a review for a book and I read lots of books, but this book really did mess with my head, in a good way. Read more
Published 7 months ago by T. Bunting
Dark yet enlightening
A short, direct thriller of a book. Simple narrative with a steady flow. Plotline very straightforward.
Very clever and superbly written although rather short. Read more
Very clever and superbly written although rather short. Read more
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