Paint It Black: A Novel
by Janet Fitch
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Book Reviews of Paint It Black: A Novel
Book Review: Winner About a Self-Perceived Loser
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this book.
Although Josie is a hard-core, difficult young woman, her pain is real.
Fitch weaves Josie's present pain into the story of her love, the story of her childhood, and the story of her coming to terms with herself.
I thought this book might be too painful to read, but instead, it is mesmerizing, beautiful, and deeply involving. Los Angeles is depicted in its various neighborhoods. The prose is clear and brilliant, and except for Josie's need for it and the difficulties of Michael's mother, nothing is "Painted . . . Black."
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Book Review: Paint It Black
Summary: 4 Stars
I enjoyed this book. To be fair you can't compare Paint It Black to White Oleander b/c it is two different stories (although White Oleander is better) Paint It Black is a good read. Fitch really captures mourning someone who has taken their own life. Fitch did a wonderful job of expressing Josie's grief, guilt, and confusion about Michael's death. The relationship between Josie & Meredith is a bit odd but interesting to read. I would absolutely recommend this book & I can't wait for Janet Fitch's next novel.Book Review: Depressing... but good
Summary: 4 Stars
This book was beautifully written, and you can slip into the voice of the character most effortlessly. It's a book that months after reading I still recall passages and images from frequently. This book was so enchanting that I didn't want to put it down, and didn't want it to end, but I related so closely with the main character that I actually became depressed reading it!
Regardless, a great book from a great writer, but certainly not a light read.
Book Review: Very Disapponted
Summary: 2 Stars
I loved White Oleander. But Paint it Black was quite the disappointment. Janet Fitch is an amazing writer, but this book just went on and on for 400 pages about how sad Josie was about her boyfriend killing himself. We get it. She was sad, but all she did was drink vodka and do drugs the ENTIRE book. She could have told the story of this poor Okie in half as many pages.