Sunday, April 5, 2009

Journal: The Short Life and Mysterious Death of Amy Zoe Mason



....by Joyce Atkinson

Strange book. Not a narative story at all, but rather a "found journal". The author presents this as an art journal found in a desk purchased at an estate sale. Read Amy's journal and put together the pieces of the puzzle of her death. This is a really good idea, but the "story" could have been stronger. By about page 5 of Amy's journal, we knew pretty much what was going to happen. If you have an afternoon, this can be read in an hour or two. It is fun to flip back through the pages to look for missed clues along the way. If you like art journals, you will love this, otherwise, it's just not a strong enough mystery to be that interesting. Good idea, though. Makes me want to put one together....

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