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I finished this book yesterday. I read a lot of by Piers Anthony when I was a kid and this is by far the darkest book I've ever read by him. Apparently he wrote it shortly after the death of his daughter. I can't think of anything worse than losing a child so I suppose it only makes sense that it would be reflected in his writing. This is not a book for kids and I wouldn't recommend it for anyone that is easliy disturbed. Some horrible things happen in this book involving little children so if you can't handle that stay away. The book does make one wonder about some of the preconceptions we have of children and makes one also question the nature of good and evil and the importance of the soul. I was left pondering the nature of our humanity. Is it the soul that makes us human or is it our humanity that defines the nature of our soul? If one is born without a soul is one still a human or a monster that should be destroyed? Can someone without a conscience obtain one through practice? What parts of one's personality derive from compassion and what parts operate independeantly of it? I could write all night about the philosophical roads down which this book guided me, but as it is almost 4 am I think i'd better stop.
This book was a quick read. Anthony's prose is deceptively simple; I easily was able to finish it in 2 days. I could have read it in one sitting if I didn't have 2 little kids and a job.
I've noticed only a handful of folks have this book.
I would highly recommend it to anyone over 15 who can handle the subject matter.
This book was a quick read. Anthony's prose is deceptively simple; I easily was able to finish it in 2 days. I could have read it in one sitting if I didn't have 2 little kids and a job.
I've noticed only a handful of folks have this book.
I would highly recommend it to anyone over 15 who can handle the subject matter.
