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"From M. J. Hyland, the Man Booker short-listed author of Carry Me Down, comes a psychologically probing and deeply moving account of a man at odds with the world." "Patrick Oxtoby is an outsider longing to find his niche. When his fiancee breaks off their engagement, Patrick leaves home and moves to a remote seaside village. But in spite of his hopes for a new and better life, Patrick struggles to fit in or make the right impression. He can't shake the feeling that his new friends are conspiring against him, further splintering his already fragile personality and prompting him to take a chilling and desperate course of action." This Is How is a mesmerizing and meticulously drawn portrait of a man whose unease in the world leads to his tragic undoing. With breathtaking wisdom and an astute insight into the human mind, Hyland's latest is a masterpiece that arouses horror and sympathy in equal measure.
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Matthew Shea
reviewed This Is How on January 03, 2011
This Is How
I often like the beginning of a book but hate the ending. Here, I liked the beginning and the end but hated the middle. That's a new one.
The story started off with such promise. I love her writing style. She doesn't beat you over the head with tedious descriptions of every little thing, but when she does describe something, it's perfect: "She looks at me and I look at her and she takes a step back as though she blames the place where she's standing for the silence."
I have a soft spot for sociopathic, lonely, open-wound kind of characters so I enjoyed the narration. I was totally rooting for Patrick, even though he was obviously going to do something Bad eventually and Pay the Price. Long story short, I didn't really buy his Bad Act. And everything that came after it was boring as hell, except the ending. It was kind of like watching paint dry for a few hours and then someone gives you a bag of M&Ms for your trouble. And you think to yourself, "Yay! I love M&Ms." But you also think, "Was it worth it? They only cost 75 cents and I spent three hours watching this paint dry."
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