Grotesque
Patrick McGrath
An elegant, gothic tale set in a mansion house in Berkshire in 1949, in which Sir Hugo Coal believes Fledge the butler is about to oust him from his marital bed and usurp his position. The author also wrote "Blood and Water".
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Posted by ggggareth@abctales.com (26 weeks ago ) Challenging, infuriating, and very funny.
McGrath is a master of the unreliable narrator.
This reads like a short story, and as a result, the narration feels a bit claustrophobic when filled out to novel length. If there is one thing I would find fault with, it's that the unreliable narration means by the end I'm still not 100% sure I know what the hell has happened. I still have more questions than answers, and I've read it 4 times!
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technical book, not my style but... said Bookworm225