The Book Depository The Whisperer by Donato Carrisi
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Description: The Whisperer : Paperback : Little, Brown Book Group : 9780349123448 : 0349123446 : 06 May 2011 : A record-breaking bestseller and multiple literary prize-winner, The Whisperer came from nowhere to become an astonishing Italian publishing phenomenon. The Book Depository The Whisperer by Donato Carrisi - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9780349123448
MPN: 0349123446
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Author: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5
Review: This is a fascinating study of the nature of evil, identity, tragedy and how all of these affect the human psyche and influence our actions. With three stories running parallel, this is a mildly challenging structure, but it all makes thought-provoking sense at the end. The book teases out, on the one hand, whether you can be around ‘evil’ without being tainted by it. This is the question posed by the two Vatican protagonists, members of an ancient group trained in the detection of true evil. Do you succumb to evil intentions? Are you born evil? Or, even more chillingly, can you have evil intentions embedded into you by another? And if, for some reason, you can’t remember committing evil, and wouldn’t now condone evil, which is the ‘real’ you? What is your true nature or identity? Equally, it explores how tragedy leave its own imprint on people and influences how you behave. At what point do you decide to carry on to exist in the shadow of the tragedy or set it down to look forward to what else life can offer. Or act out of character because of how that tragedy has changed your perspective and the prism through which you view the world. So there! For all its thought-provoking angles, this is a really easy read, with a fast-moving plot, attractively drawn characters, and a wonderful backdrop. I went straight online to pick up Carrisi’s previous novel, The Whisperer. That’s how much I enjoyed his style…
Author: Karenhg
Rating: 3
Review: I see that this book has had a lot of great reviews but I don't feel the same. It was too convoluted and I lost patience with it. I finished it but couldn't wait to get to the end, I gave up trying to keep all the threads together. A bit too gory for me in parts too!
