Paint It Black: A Novel by Janet Fitch
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Book Reviews of Paint It Black: A Novel
Book Review: Slow moving, morose, melancholy
Summary: 3 Stars
After reading "White Oleander" which I placed in the category of "magnificent", I was highly disappointed by this novel. Josie Tyrell's boyfriend, Michael, commits suicide at a seedy motel, causing her to spiral down into a great depression.The entire book is about how she deals/ not deals with this incident.It seems as though the author tries to get the reader's attention by the use of rough language and some absolutely gross scenes rather than the plot.
I persevered to the end, where at the last paragraph of the last chapter there was a sliver of hope for Josie. For the most part the story was depressingly slow but admittedly it picked up for short periods and that was usually when the plot included Meredith, Michael's mother.
I noted many excellent descriptions and unique use of words. However if one has nothing to say, the fact that it is beautifully said doesn't "cut it" with me.
Book Review: What The F*@! ?
Summary: 3 Stars
I enjoy good cussing as much as the next person. Bernie Mac, for example, is a cussing genius. Janet Fitch, unfortunately, is not. I enjoyed White Oleander and looked forward to Paint It Black. The premise--the tumultous relationship between the girlfriend and mother of a dead man--is so intriguing, I couldn't wait to get to the good stuff. I'll never make it there, though, because the constant use of the "F word" in the beginning chapters was too much of a distraction. I understand that the main character spoke and thought in vulgarities, but for me, the unrelenting stream of profanity (sans character development) was a distraction that kept me at a distance. Paint It Black ended up on the bookshelf in my office. I hope someone reads it and tells me how the story turns out . . . . Illegal AffairsBook Review: storming the bastille
Summary: 3 Stars
it will make more sense if you compare it to revolutionary france. besides the obvious "blaise and jeanne" and "montmartre", there are many more subtle references to that time period.Book Review: Fl customer
Summary: 3 Stars
arrived as described but I was disappointed with the book as compared to other ones by this authorBook Review: Painted much too black
Summary: 2 Stars
Let me start by saying that I LOVED "White Oleander" It is certainly a book I would list in my top 10 favorite books. When I saw this book and noticed it was by the same author, I couldn't wait to buy it and read it. The book started off well enough, bringing the reader into the 1980's right after the death of John Lennon, but as soon as the main character finds out her boyfriend has killed himself, the novel falls flat on its face. With a story line such as that, it would make sense to create a character the reader would actually care about and want to root for, yet I found myself hating the main character as she went from liquor store after liqour store buying "voddy", as she called it, and consuming illegeal and legal drugs. The book is such a depressing novel, with no scenes to pull the reader out of the depression they are thrust in by Ms. Fitch, that I was unable to make myself finish the novel. I would not recommend this book to anyone.