A review by djrmelvin
In a Shallow Grave by James Purdy

5.0

Have you ever loved a book so much it's hard to "review" it without telling the whole story? That's my problem with this book - I love the story and characters so much, I probably can't look at the execution as a seperate concept. I also can't say much without giving away the perfect twists and turns Purdy wrote into this of three (or four, depending how you read it) lives cross over and over to form a web of love and broken hearts. Garnet Montrose is only the most haunting of these characters - they all are enduring creations.