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I could not help but like this book. From a visual standpoint, it was captivating... lots of cool images for the vintage pulp buff. The most amazing thing, to me, was the fact that the book felt like a real journal or diary (from a tactile and visual standpoint). From the "mystery" end of things, I felt as though the story was predictable. I was not at all surprised by the ending. In fact, I thought it was trite -- and many of the details were painfully obvious. THE VISUAL ASPECT OF THE BOOK WILL DRAW YOU IN THOUGH... which is why the story left me somewhat flat. I was expecting something more, but I still wasn't too disappointed. This book is great for the coffeee table as well -- and for the price, I'd grab it! VERY COOL! VERY PULPY!


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Diary of an Amateur Photographer Graham Rawle 9780670877751 Books Reviews

I found this book utterly fascinating for the pull of the unusual collage/diary format against the mystery plot. The collage diary part has an immediacy and primitive art appeal, while the "mystery" turns out to be both an historical murder and the psychological unraveling of the protagonist. Most fans of visual journals would find this novel too seedy, the anti-hero too unsavory, but I found it an energetic way to tell the story of an unlikable man with sympathy and more revelation than the protagonist can comprehend.

Michael Whittingham is a 43-year-old unemployed bachelor in England who has decided to take up amateur photography. The instructor has suggested that each student "keep a record of exposure times, shutter speeds and aperture settings. In this way we can learn from our mistakes." But as Michael reveals himself through typed entries in his diary over a 2-week period between Thanksgiving and Christmas, we see an unsavory, egotistical, socially clueless man who mentally justifies his own creepy behavior-lewdness, peeping in windows, petty thefts, scams for lost-and-found items in classified ads. (Who doesn't know and wonder about people like this, what their internal processes are like?) An ongoing theme is the fantasy he indulges while riding the bus, that he is forced to have sex with every tenth woman, and he tries to "get" a particular shop girl but is usually forced to pleasure some dowdy housewife.

Michael reminds me of the Sting character from the movie "Brimstone & Treacle," though not evil, just tortured and basically dishonest about himself and his motives.

The book is more layered and interesting than the overt mystery, which can be figured out (more or less) by the clues in the diary (plus there is a solution in an envelope at the end). I found that a quick rereading of the diary text (it wasn't necessary to reread all the ads taped into the diary!) confirmed my deductions and made the denouement at the end all the more pleasurable.
I found this book utterly fascinating for the pull of the unusual collage/diary format against the mystery plot. The collage diary part has an immediacy and primitive art appeal, while the "mystery" turns out to be both an historical murder and the psychological unraveling of the protagonist. Most fans of visual journals would find this novel too seedy, the anti-hero too unsavory, but I found it an energetic way to tell the story of an unlikable man with sympathy and more revelation than the protagonist can comprehend.

Michael Whittingham is a 43-year-old unemployed bachelor in England who has decided to take up amateur photography. The instructor has suggested that each student "keep a record of exposure times, shutter speeds and aperture settings. In this way we can learn from our mistakes." But as Michael reveals himself through typed entries in his diary over a 2-week period between Thanksgiving and Christmas, we see an unsavory, egotistical, socially clueless man who mentally justifies his own creepy behavior -- lewdness, peeping in windows, petty thefts, scams for lost-and-found items in classified ads. (Who doesn't know and wonder about people like this, what their internal processes are like?) An ongoing theme is the fantasy he indulges while riding the bus, that he is forced to have sex with every tenth woman, and he tries to "get" a particular shop girl but is usually forced to pleasure some dowdy housewife.

Michael reminds me of the Sting character from the movie "Brimstone & Treacle," though not evil, just tortured and basically dishonest about himself and his motives.

The book is more layered and interesting than the overt mystery, which can be figured out (more or less) by the clues in the diary, plus there is a solution in an envelope at the end. I found that a quick rereading of the diary text -- it wasn't necessary to reread all the ads taped into the diary -- confirmed my deductions and made the denouement at the end all the more pleasurable.
Book arrived in great condition, thank you!
I could not help but like this book. From a visual standpoint, it was captivating... lots of cool images for the vintage pulp buff. The most amazing thing, to me, was the fact that the book felt like a real journal or diary (from a tactile and visual standpoint). From the "mystery" end of things, I felt as though the story was predictable. I was not at all surprised by the ending. In fact, I thought it was trite -- and many of the details were painfully obvious. THE VISUAL ASPECT OF THE BOOK WILL DRAW YOU IN THOUGH... which is why the story left me somewhat flat. I was expecting something more, but I still wasn't too disappointed. This book is great for the coffeee table as well -- and for the price, I'd grab it! VERY COOL! VERY PULPY!