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Review title: Beautiful
Product review: The characters are ugly and almost inhuman. The castle itself is a brooding, decaying symbol of how the house of Groan has declined. Most of the characters have nothing likeable about them. It's hard to sympathize with their plights, except for in brief moments of understanding. There are no wars, no vast worlds to save, no grand epic feel to the book. The action is steady and sometimes subtle. You have to be willing to carefully read the dialogue and observe the interplay between characters. I read this book slowly, to savor it. I had just read several books much fatter and much more action-packed that left me empty and cold. This book, which is loaded with darkness and chills, left me fired up and eager to read the next one. I love the characters for their madness, the plot for its thickness, and especially the prose for its exquisite richness. This is my favorite book, and my favorite author, period. And yes, I've read Tolkien.
