The Faceless
Saldirgan is a breath of fresh air in the growing stories about murder, rape,
pain and abnormality as it doesn't just focus on the murder but is quite a lot
about the psychology of the killer or the killer instinct, if I must put it
that way. The ease with which the executes his meticulous plans and reaches his
goal is amazing. While you would be intrigued by what happens in the end and
are clueless in the puzzle about who the killer might be, very few could
actually guess who the killer is and understand the grand finish the plot is reaching
out for.
I usually get
bored if the details are more and are not related to the story or, how do I put
it pleasantly, not actively contributing to the story, but this was an
exception. I actually read through the passages where biology, chemistry,
psychology, quotes of religious texts was mentioned verbatim. This was because these
small trinkets of information was more to do with the story than to show off
the knowledge the author had about the topic or pointed out how lazy you were
for not checking that on Google. The story could comfortably bring out the
beauty in the characters and build the plot effectively.
To explore
the talent of the master storyteller you need to read this book. Towards the
end, I wished it could move faster. While the deaths were dealt clinically.
Overall a good read, especially if you like murder mysteries and love a quick
read. To explore the talent of the master storyteller you need to read this
book.
Now my Positive viewpoints:
The
positives of the story are the characters easily identifiable. Even though the narration is again easy to read
and allows us to easily go through the entire story, tale is spread over long
24 years, but the novelist has chosen present tense all through, and story is
intertwined in the past and the present. This style provides a simultaneous
telling of many stories happened in different times together. The reader is
immersed between the layers of the internal as well as as the external
upheavals of various characters. There are many episodes that remains with you
long after you keep the book back on the shelf. Jack, Ralph and John live an interesting life to say the least and Jack
has the best of everything happening to him along with the beautiful Danielle
who adds the jing to the story. Danielle is unfortunately
killed off in a horrific manner right in the beginning and the Saldirgan makes
a grand appearance albeit being faceless.
Some suggestive points:
Although
the narration of the story is good but in my opinion,I wished it was faster but you can never get a perfect pause to the explosive
end. While the deaths were dealt clinically, I would have preferred slightly
more effect to the process. Overall a good read, especially if you like murder
mysteries and love.
Final words:
Overall if
asked I would say this is good job done by the author,
the book is interesting and a fast read. The writer makes an storyline
interesting with her narration abilities. I would give 3.5 stars to this book.
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