"Face down on the bathroom floor after "a conk on the skull," Jack, the narrator of Donohue's unconventional latest (after Angels of Destruction), embarks on an epic and darkly funny journey through time and space without traveling much beyond his own bathroom. Visited by seven ghostly women, and eventually his wife, Jack stands in for disappointing men throughout history as each of the phantom visitors tells him her life story. From Dolly, the Tlingit woman who marries a shape-shifting bear, to Alice, who winds up on the wrong end of the Salem witch trials, and Bunny, a New York City housewife whose search for love goes very wrong, the women each accuse Jack, tell their story, and then fade into a chorus with the others. When Jack finally hears out his own wife, the reason for the night's events—including stopped clocks, talking cats, and what could be the ghost of Samuel Beckett—becomes clear. Donohue's faultless eye for character and keen sense of humor keeps what could easily become a muddled mess pristine, with members of his quorum shining individually but also acting as cogs in the larger story's machinery. There are moments when the reader is left to wonder how things can possibly come together, but it's worthwhile to trust Donohue's narrators as they lead this puzzling and greatly satisfying trip."
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My Blurb:
Jack awakens in the middle of the night to find himself face down on the bathroom floor with a hole in his head and he is not alone. One by one guests appear with weapons that might be the cause of the hole in Jacks head and one by one they share their tragic life stories faulting Jack as the one for their misfortune.
Is this all a dream or reality?
Lets Talk About It:
What a fantastic read!
This book was much like a who done it murder mystery dinner served up in the format of a book. What a creative way to tell a story. Each chapter provides a glimpse into the lives of the strangers who have entered Jack's bathroom.
It's a very unique way to have told Jack and the ladies stories and it kept me intrigued enough to read it whenever, where ever I had the opportunity to do.
And I didn't see the ending coming like I can in most books. I had no clue where the story was going to end up or how it was going to play out.
If you are looking for a book that is well written with a great story to keep you entertained pick this one up!
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