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Astonishing Splashes of Colour

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Astonishing Splashes of Colour
by Authors: Clare Morrall

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Of Identity

There are many books out there which strike resemblance to this one, or so one would think after the first look on it. What could possibly be new about dissfunctional family, loosing of a child, and psychothic women. Everything that had to be said has been sayed. Where is the difference?

And then one starts to read. And then He understands.

Loosing of a child, excentric painter as a father, brothers who are alienated and whose only bond is Kitty herself, obsessive behaviours, all of them stands for finding the identity. Another author has often wondered: "How do we become what we are?" and this book partly answers that question. In a world where nothing functions as it should, in a world were values have tvisted meanings, and trauma is almost a common thing how can one stand up, and develop onself in a way that society concieves as 'normal'.

Surprisingly (at least for me) this isn't a book about position of women in a evil patriarhal world. This is a book about ordinary people and connections that makes them just that - people.

Struggle for survival can take up many faces and this book presents maybe the most painful one.

Ten chapters you should meditate over.

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An interesting perspective on grief and loss

The main character of this novel, Kitty, tends to view things in terms of color, and she lives in a world akin to Neverland (the title is taken from a description of the same). The book opens with Kitty waiting for her son outside a school, but the reader quickly senses that there is something not quite right about both the situation and Kitty herself. In a manner quite similar to another first-time novel, She's Come Undone, Kitty begins to unravel, with her reality and fantasy worlds becoming hopelessly intertwined. Still, she makes an effort to process her losses, from the more recent shared loss with her supportive yet distant husband (who lives in his own apartment next door and is unable to cope directly with Kitty's grief) to deficits tracing back to her family of origin, which includes a domineering father, an absent mother, and a much older sister who Kitty never knew. Over the course of the story, Kitty's behavior becomes increasingly bizarre, but the conclusion offers a hint of hope and redemption. Although I would be hard-pressed to say whether or not I "liked" this book, I found it to be an interesting, worthwhile read that I would recommend to others, particularly those looking for a unique, thought-provoking reading group selection.

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One of the best books I've read in a long time.

We watch as Kitty, the main character's, life spirals out of control and we hold our breath as her diminishing mental state hits bottom. This book was so compelling. Kitty had an unusual, sad and lonely childhood; her mother died when she was three and she grew up with a distant father and distant older brothers. There are many color references in the book, her life is filled with color and intermittently void of color, the author used vivid (or stark) color references that really work. Kitty and her husband live in adjacent apartments, his is all white and immaculate, hers is bright and messy.

There are several surprises in the book that left me shaking my head, not in disbelief, but at the turn of events. I will be watching anxiously for another book by Clare Morrall.

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