Finished reading on: December 24, 2008
Messengers of Darkness
Title of the original version reviewed: «Messaggeri dell'oscurità»
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The novel centers on a series of castrations and subsequent murders, which turn out to be the work of a cult.
It is an unsuccessful effort, undoubtedly falling short of the author’s other books.
The narrative is tedious, flat, and at times contrived (consider the stay in Russia): it lacks the original hallmark of Bartlett’s books, which lies in the depiction of the author’s character, her worldview, and her approach to life.