...NOW YOU DON'T... I have read a number of the author's novels, and have enjoyed them all to one extent or another. This one is no different. It is well-written and replete with a number of intriguing twists and turns, as well as a discourse on how some magic tricks are derived. The events that transpire within the book are narrated by an elderly man, silenced and paralyzed by a stroke, who, nonetheless has all his marbles and is a totally sentient being encased in a totally unresponsive body, leaving him unable to... more info
Good ideas but a bit too "Rococó" There are several thing I liked about this book: The idea of the Narrator -the paralysed Father of the tale's magician- and the way he tells things and refers to himself is great. The plot is witty and has some really funny moments in it. The action takes place in a single room, and you get the feeling you were watching a TV mystery show.
The only problem is that towards the end there have been so many twists of the tale that it becomes very hard to believe and you start feeling distanced from the story.... more info
A worth-reading book...very suspenseful R. Matheson captures pure irony, subtle comedy, and horror in this one. It is a page-turning suspense that will keep you on the edge of your seat till the very surprising and unexpected end. Matheson is truly one of the masters of horror right under Stephen King and Robert McCAMMON!!!!
