The End of Mr Y - Un-put-down-able! (The End of Mr. Y - Scarlett Thomas)

Member Name: SilkCutSilver

Product:	The End of Mr. Y - Scarlett Thomas
Date:	14/11/08 (34 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great book

Disadvantages: Only that it is impossible to find any other titles by this author!

I have heard this book described as 'Fantasy novel for girls' which I frankly think is a load of rubbish, this is one of the best books I have ever read and I don't think it matters if you are male or female.

The book is the story of Ariel Manto who is an impoverished Phd student who to cut a long story short and not give away the plot finds a mysterious book rumoured to be cursed for all who read it. Obviously she buys the book and reads it and this takes her on a life changing journey through science, literature and philosophy. If you're interested in any of those topics )or like me all three) you will absolutely love this book.

It's difficult to compare this book to any others but my other favourite book of all time is 'The Shadow of the Wind' by Carlos Ruiz Zafon which is a similar story about a lost book albeit written in a completely different tone. If you enjoyed that book - I think you will like this one.

I couldn't put this down and as soon as I finished it immediately went on a hunt for other Scarlett Thomas books -which is proving a difficult task as many are not commercially published and not available in Waterstones, WHSmith etc. I'm still on the hunt.....

Summary: A book which you will finish in one night