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Loading... Now You See Him: A Novelby Eli Gottlieb
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. From the description, I thought this might be a mystery or thriller, but it was far more boring. Most of the book is just the dull narrator feeling sorry for himself and whining about how much his life sucks. His wife doesn't love him anymore, he can't seem to get himself to be a decent husband to her because everything should revolve around him, he can't believe his old friend killed himself, wah wah wah. Just a book length pity party. (  ) JulieCarter | Aug 21, 2009 |  A book worth reading for the writing alone. (  ) karen_o | Aug 7, 2009 | Now You See HIm is not the sort of book I normally pick up to read. It's quite short and easy to get through. Mildly interesting literary mystery novel. I think I read it in the space of an hour or so. My overall thought about this work is that it's "ok." Not particularly memorable. The story itself is compelling but the characters didn't reel me in or leave any lasting imprint. (  ) crystallyn | Jul 23, 2009 | austcrimefiction | Apr 15, 2008 | Easy to skim because it was essentially dialog, which was just about its only virtue. The dialog was unbelievable (people just don't talk like that); the characters had no depth (for example, just what did Nick do at his work?); the big suspenseful secret was obvious by about page 40. (  ) bobbieharv | Apr 6, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0061284645, Hardcover)
The deaths of Rob Castor and his girlfriend begin a wrenching and enthrallingly suspenseful story that mines the explosive terrains of love and paternity, marriage and its delicate intricacies, family secrets and how they fester over time, and ultimately the true nature of loyalty and trust, friendship and envy, deception and manipulation. As the media takes hold of this sensational crime, a series of unexpected revelations unleashes hidden truths in the lives of those closest to Rob. At the center of this driving narrative is Rob's childhood best friend, Nick Framingham, whose ten-year marriage to his college sweetheart is faltering. Shocked by Rob's death, Nick begins to reevaluate his own life and his past, and as he does so, a fault line opens up beneath him, leading him all the way to the novel's startling conclusion. In this ambitious and thrilling novel, award-winning author Eli Gottlieb—with extraordinarily luxuriant and evocative prose—takes us deep into the human psyche, where the most profound of secrets are kept. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:24 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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