Title: The mind of a psychopath
Product review: This novel can be seen as bringing us into the mind of an abuser with a complete lack of empathy for others.Sabato masterfully strikes a balance between us hearing mostly Castel's interpretation of who the characters are and, while he allows the reader barely a glimpse of these people, it succeeds in making us aware of the distortion Castel sees them through.When you become familiar/aware of the pattern of violence against women this tale becomes an example of it. Whether Maria is "bad" or not is irrelevant: Castel is so full of hate and acts it out on her because, like many other victims, she's become vulnerable to him. The fact that she understands his art is just the reason he was attracted to her, just like other abusers/assasins are attracted to their victims because of their beauty or charm; whatever it is, they'll find an excuse to destroy it, like OJ Simpson destroyed Nicole and Othello, Desdemona.
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