A review by emfred
Heartsnatcher by Boris Vian

3.0

This book was unsettling, unusual, and vivid for its short length and simplicity. Even though it's only 200 pages long, and several long sequences are spent describing the surroundings, I felt like I came to understand the twisted small town described within. Many sequences are memorable, and somewhat disturbing. Over and over again, we are faced with the darkest sides of love, religious power, and intellectualism, but it manages to be funny and odd as well. I liked the book, but it's definitely a thinker, and the disturbing nature of some of the story is not my kind of thing.