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I read the prologue, and hated it. The prose was unintelligible and clumsily written. However, I decided that I should give the book more of a chance, and attempted to read the next several chapters. The novel only became more painful, both stylistically and with its utter lack of coherent plot.

The "protaganist" is pleased that his betrothed is killed in a horrible accident, so he is free to pursue his "higher purpose" of being an artist. He also appears to view everything by color, which is described in horrendously bland articulation by Overall.

This was absolutley the worst book that I have attempted to read since 'Lucrezia Borgia: A Novel' by John Faunce. In fact, it is possibly worse, as I could not even manage to get past the third chapter.