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Paint It Black (Hardcover)

by Janet Fitch (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Little Brown and Company; 1 edition (15 May 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0316182745
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316182744
  • Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 16 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 163,724 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as I expected, 4 Jan 2008
By Alice S (Yorkshire UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Paint it Black (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!
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4.0 out of 5 stars A character driven read - but ending too slow, 15 Sep 2008
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read, 10 May 2007
By V. Hassan-lambert (London England) - See all my reviews
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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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