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| Killing Saantinni |
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| Category: |
Fiction |
| Author: |
Angelo Kafuna |
| Publisher: |
Grosvenor House |
| Price: |
£8.99 |
| ISBN: |
978-1-905529-02-5 |
| Pages: |
199 |
| Reviewed in issue: |
5 |
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Confused and confusing just about sums up this novel from Angelo Kafuna, a writer, we are told in great detail on the back cover, who grew up in America and Spain, but who now lives in Poland. Why we are told so much about the author and nothing at all about the novel on the back cover is the first confusion, but one that probably reflects how confusing the novel itself is. It can also probably be explained by the fact that any attempt at summing up what the novel is about can only be futile… a reflection of the fact that even after reading it, I couldn’t tell you!
Judging by the language used and the events described, it’s clearly set in present times, but set where we are given no indication of (I think they left London and ended up in Manchester). The main protagonist, whose name I didn’t catch at any time, has what can only be described as an acquaintance (the Saantinni of the title) with whom he sets off, carrying his few possessions, on a trip. Why was not clear, though there’s clearly a hunt on to get some girls (that’s a polite way of describing what seems to be something of an obsession with the female form), and an underlying theme of the protagonists being the underdogs, against everyone and everything.
And that’s about it, really. I’d love to tell you more, but a combination of confused prose and a lack of editing quickly led to a distinct lack of interest on the reader’s part. I persevered, but despite the fact that the author clearly has some excellent turns of phrase and, I suspect, some idea of what he is writing about, to a reader it just comes across as confused. To top it all, the novel has an uninspired cover that’s poorly executed, with no sale price given. Perhaps the copy I had was a first proof, on which the author and publishers had much work left to do? Let’s be charitable and assume so… otherwise I’d have to give it a very poor review. |
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