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Title: Literary Device is Needlessly Confusing
Review: The narrator is writing to a friend, relating a story that author Joseph Conrad had related to him earlier, about an encounter at sea. Got it? Lawrence Thornton's literary device is certainly clever, but it's so complicated that the whole book collapses under its weight. The dust jacket gave the impression that this book had similarities to "The Caine Mutiny," but that's not at all the case.Thornton's premise is interesting and his descriptive writing is excellent, but this was not an enjoyable read for me. A knowledge and love of Joseph Conrad's novels is practically essential, as is the patience for sorting out Thornton's narrative.
