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A review by filipmagnus
Heartsnatcher by Boris Vian
4.0
I liked Heartsnatcher. It's a bizarre little book, both disturbing and grotesque, slightly amusing and unnerving, a short novel that shows a village filled with such cruelty and...the words seem to escape me.
Okay, let's try again.
Don't, under any circumstence, take this book literally. Vian has done a wonderful job with symbolism that is very easy to 'get' while still possessing deeply meaningful commentary on guilt, religion, love, and pain.
I've no doubt that I'll remember the Old Folks' Fair, as well as all the main characters - they certainly leave a mark. And the children - ah, much could be said about them, and yet, it would pale in comparison to what Vian's words can offer.
Okay, let's try again.
Don't, under any circumstence, take this book literally. Vian has done a wonderful job with symbolism that is very easy to 'get' while still possessing deeply meaningful commentary on guilt, religion, love, and pain.
I've no doubt that I'll remember the Old Folks' Fair, as well as all the main characters - they certainly leave a mark. And the children - ah, much could be said about them, and yet, it would pale in comparison to what Vian's words can offer.