Strange Angels. [Paperback]

Kathe. KOJA (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: NY: Delacorte; Uncorrected proof. edition (1994)
• ASIN: B000U2JFEK
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kathe Koja Super Star, April 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Strange Angels (Mass Market Paperback)

Koja is one of the very few authors that "impresses" me. Her language is far beyond any of her contemperaries, especially the mainstream authors (stephen king couldn't write as beautifully as her even if he sold his soul--which I'm pretty sure he did) Anyway, this novel was good, but I didn't appreciate it as much as her earlier works. If you want koja at her best pick up her third novel, SKIN. It is a work of art. Another good one was THE CIPHER. I randomly grabbed THE CIPHER in a bookstore, back when I was in high school. I read the first paragraph and became an instant fan. I highly recommend it.

Kathe Koja is for readers who love poetic language. You can open up any of her books and read random paragraphs, totally unaware of what is going on, and LOVE doing it. I read SKIN for two years, only reading random excerpts. Just recently, I read it from begining to end for the very first time. And I loved every minute of it.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars For poets only, April 23, 2000

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Akasha Chandler (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strange Angels (Mass Market Paperback)

Koja has a command of language not generally found except by poets. If you love action/adventure stay away from this book. However, if you love to feel words on a visceral level and experience a new world from inside the head of new characters, try this book. Although dark, it touches on a primal level.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An OK Horror Novel About Art, Madness, & Obsession, February 25, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Strange Angels (Mass Market Paperback)

"Strange Angels" is one of those books I clearly remember reading, for no other apparent reason than I was on vacation. It's also one of those books I had to read a second time to like, basically because my first impression was one of disappointment. I had thought "Strange Angels" was about--what else?--angels or some other type of supernatural entity, going by the synopsis on the back cover. However, I must have misinterpreted it, because the book isn't supernatural at all. It's about a photographer named Grant who becomes obsessed with his girlfriend's client, a mental patient named Robin, after he sees some of his drawings. Grant's interest in him has its repercussions, though, especially when he isolates Robin from his doctors and family in attempt to understand him better.

Koja's schizophrenic writing style perfectly suits the chaotic madness in both Grant and Robin's minds, making the story come more alive. Unfortunately, the ending is rather predictable and somewhat misleading. Mental disorders aren't as contagious as catching something like the flu, which makes me guess Grant wasn't all there to begin with. So, if you're into low-key, psychological horror, then you might like "Strange Angels."