A review by aramsamsam
The Purple Cloud by M.P. Shiel

Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.

The main character is unbearable, so I looked into the plot summary on Wikipedia and have to assume the he doesn't change for the better. But mainly, I found that his actions are often not really motivated so that the plot feels unnatural (or rather too natural, as in a novel actions are more streamlined as in real life). In short, the whole thing didn't work for me.