Bettina Wolf Wolf itibaren Mieczki-Ziemaki, Polonya itibaren Mieczki-Ziemaki, Polonya

"That's pulp!" It's a claim heard more than once in this impressive, but uneven meta-version of mid-20th Century adventure stories. H.P. Lovecraft, zombies, communists, death gods, and a pre-Scientology L. Ron Hubbard all make an appearance. And yet the book doesn't really get going until the halfway point. That's an awfully long time to wait for a cliffhanger. Recommended for fans of the genre.

Admittedly I loved the cover of this book first and have wanted to read Jodi Picoult so I took a chance. As this was the only Picoult audio books at the library... After skimming the reviews, if this isn't her best work I can't wait to read her best or even better work. I did take a little break in the middle to have a refresh on Dante's Divine Comedy. The book does follow the 9 circles of hell. It adds in a 10th who we are versus who we pretend to be --> the betrayal of self. Although is it really a betrayal of self, if we aren't who we want to be don't we have the right to reinvent ourselves? I believe we do have that right. Picoult's point was, I believe: we just don't have the right for our reinvention to negatively impact others.