THE EMPEROR OF PARIS (CS Richardson) - October 19/12

Holy god was this ever bad. Richardson employs a "poetic" writing style that's nothing short of infuriating, and his refusal to develop ANY of the characters proves disastrous. It gets to the point where you're just reading words without actually comprehending what you're reading. Talk about a pretentious mess. This is the kind of book that makes people hate reading. I finished it quickly but I still have no idea what it was about or what its point was. Jesus Christ what an ordeal. 1/2* out of ****