The shape is unusual for a novel - it is not told in one voice or from one point of view. It's not because of my faulty memory (although I do have one), it is because this is my favorite fiction book of all time. However, he is also abused by his adoptive father and an important part of the novel deals with guilt vs impulse for violence of the father, the trauma of the child and the woman's debate over the acceptability of this behaviour.Īlthough the novel was hard to stomach, I appreciated its literary value and I do not regret reading it. It becomes clear quite early that the child suffered abuse even before it was found with no memory on a beach after his boat capsized.
There are three main characters in the novel: one peculiar lady modelled after the author, a widower who finds and adopts a young mute boy and, finally, the child. The POV and writing style can change from one sentence to the next which gives the novel an air of surreality but it can also become frustrating, not always figuring out what is going on.Īnother reason it might not be a book for many is that it deals with child abuse. Some love it and some hate it.įirst of all, the writing style is extremely peculiar, a part poetry in prose, a part 3rd person narration and a part 1st person POV of different characters. The Bone People is one of those novels which divide readers. I am going to be short because it's been two months since I finished this omne.
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