Originally posted by storm_chaser: I wonder if anyone here has read "The white hotel" by D M Thomas.
It is the best book I have ever read, written by a male from a female perspective.
"Love has laid me waste, and yet I need it's devestation."
Any thoughts?
I read the book over twenty years ago, and it still haunts me. The last scenes are terrifying and beautiful. I have it, put aside, for when my children are old enough. Have you read The Painted Bird, by Jerzy Kosinski? Not as lyrical, but mines some of the same territory
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Originally posted by Sunsplashed: I loved The White Hotel. Very lyrical and tragic. I'd love to reread it, but I have too many other books to read right now.
the White Hotel is a terrific book. I wouldn't quite say it's the best book i've ever read but it is very passionate and a quick read. It's the perfect vacation book in my opinion.
