An unusual concept

Making Love: A Conspiracy of the Heart, by Marius Brill, Doubleday

What an unusual book, based on the novel concept that a novel can speak directly to the reader.

In Making Love: A Conspiracy of the Heart, a "borrowed" book takes on a life of its own, describing the events of the confused heroine, Miranda Brown's, life to the reader.

The intermediary effect is interesting at first but begins to wear pretty thin pretty quickly.

I got irritated by the novel's supercilious air and found it difficult to get lost in the plot as a result.

I think this book, with it's conspiracy theories and haughty voice, would appeal to a select few. Possibly readers who like a didactic tone and an unusual gimmick to tell a story.

For myself, I like a book to behave like a book, not like some misbehaved child that talks back in an inappropriate manner.