I can't explain why, but I love Kevin Brockmeier's writing. It's sad and beautiful and oddly soothing.

The story is strange - about a world where pain glows with light - and his characters are all troubled and riddled with pain. Their stories are loosely intertwined in a way that reminded me that the world is smaller than we think.

I wish I knew what happened to all these people after the book ended. ( )

A series of linked stories, each focussing on a different character, set in a world where pain starts showing as light shining from the diseased/injured part of the body.

This change didn't have the effects I (and at least one of the characters) expected nor did the book go in directions I thought it might, but it was beautifully written. This is the second of the author's books that I've read and I'm really looking forward to reading others of these lovely and unexpected explorations of unlikely premises. ( )

I don't think I can write a review that would do justice to this book. It was gorgeous and amazing and I loved every word of it. So much so that I'm going to buy a copy so that I can re-read a bunch of times. Because I know that I will want to. ( )

Started off well and captured my attention for the first 150 pages or so, but then began to dwindle in quality until the end, at which point I simply didn't care very much about the characters or the story. Five stars for the first half, two stars for the second. ( )

Kevin Brockmeier has a remarkable and unique talent for writing stories that are simultaneously uplifting and heartbreaking. He did it again. ( )