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Hilary Mantel is masterful in building immersive worlds inside her novels, and Beyond Black is no exception. It's perhaps overlong, but the main story is rolled out meticulously over 400+ pages. The element that work best for me is the abject loneliness of Alison, the novel's sad, bereft, and ultimately outcast protagonist. She's a psychic whose life is possessed by terrible 'fiends', grotesque and surprisingly corporeal holograms from her past. There's also the post-9/11 anti-immigrant politics of Britain and the acknowledgment of the earth's climate changing for worse. This was written in 2006 and all the gloom of those years has only multiplied to our current political disasters, making the novel prescient. Uplifting, it's not. But Mantel's talent for detail and human interaction rises up and makes it perhaps a perfect encapsulation of our time.


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Beyond Black A Novel Hilary Mantel 9780312426057 Books Reviews

A relentlessly bleak and dreary muddle. I could see the ghost of a good novel here with the story of an abused child remembering and living with her memories (her demons); but this was ruined by the nonsense of ascribing physical characteristics to these demons. This horror story cliche also ruined the theme of a general spiritual and aesthetic depravity the plagues the modern world, which was well-done.

I don't think that Colette should have even been in the book as she adds nothing and detracts a lot. Too much detail about the psychic trade, and most of all, an annoying, depressing certainty in which Mantel pontificates about the 'other side.'

I loved, 'An Experiment in Love', 'The Giant O'Brien' and 'Giving Up the Ghost' ; 'A Place of Greater Safety' was admirable but a bit slow. I've ordered more of her books though.
I bought this after falling in love with Mantel's Cromwell books "Wolf Hall" and "Bring Up the Bodies". "Beyond Black" is so, so different and so weird. Mantel deadpans into a surreal tale about a molested child and the spirits who haunt her and are subsequently exploited by her, as the adult medium who brings them to so-called life. It is easy to be beguiled by the twists of the plot and the subtle humor and grotesque characters. This book is not of the intensity and skill of her Cromwell trilogy, but it's worth a look. But then, at this point I think she's one of the best writers in the English language and I'll probably read everything she's written.
This is my second reading of this book. The first time I was enchanted with the quirky, intricate plot and the pragmatic acceptance of the bizarre circumstances of the main main character. On the second reading I was again impressed by the writing of Hilary Mantel, her use of language, her character depictions and the amazing descriptions of the less beautiful portions of the British landscape. Still waiting for her follow up to "Bring Up The Bodies" or another historical novel by this brilliant writer.
Brilliant! A dark and funny tale of haunted people and places. Mantel is a wonderful lyrical writer who can also crack a joke and she writes great complex female characters here. This is a dark, dark book not one to read in moments of duress but if say you needed an antidote to a particularly vacuous experience (like say to a theme park, or perhaps the mall) . There are no easy answers here but there are great descriptions of those moments between sleeping and waking and an odd sort of Taoist logic to the world of the dead. I will say that this novel is so essentially English that it would be difficult to "get" without being immersed in British culture. If Withnail and I is your idea of classic comedy then you are ready for this book. The ending is particularly amazing. Give it a go, but this one won't be easy.
I was really disappointed in this book. I read quite a lot of it and kept thinking that surely something was going to happen. It never did, as far as I know. I left it fairly near the end. I thought it was horrible - badly written, weird and uninteresting characters and a story that went nowhere. The only reason that I continued reading as long as I did was that Hilary Mantel was the author. I really loved her two recent Cromwell books, but this one is a real stinker.
I am not sure that Hillary Mantel can write an bad book but she has penned some odd ones like "Fludd" and like this one. It will keep you reading but it is not for everyone. The supernatural beings that follow Alison around are not endearing in the least. Sadly the mere mortals that she associates with are almost as bad especially Collette. While there is the occasional humorous situation, essentially it's just a lot of sad people in some really weird circumstances. There are a couple minor holes in the plot but nothing you won't be able to forgive. Overall I did like it and I would recommend it. Was that a really weak endorsement?
If you're a true HM fan, this story will engage you. It is, of course, a troubling tale with many unlikable characters--but disturbing is always part of Mantel's craft. She captures clairvoyance better than I've ever found, as much through the lead character's memories as direct experience. The story jumbles and tumbles--again, one of Mantel's gifts. And there are moments of great humor, especially around the everyday, Be prepared for a rough ride. A transforming ride. Highly recommend this read if you have the stomach for some very visceral scenes.
Hilary Mantel is masterful in building immersive worlds inside her novels, and Beyond Black is no exception. It's perhaps overlong, but the main story is rolled out meticulously over 400+ pages. The element that work best for me is the abject loneliness of Alison, the novel's sad, bereft, and ultimately outcast protagonist. She's a psychic whose life is possessed by terrible 'fiends', grotesque and surprisingly corporeal holograms from her past. There's also the post-9/11 anti-immigrant politics of Britain and the acknowledgment of the earth's climate changing for worse. This was written in 2006 and all the gloom of those years has only multiplied to our current political disasters, making the novel prescient. Uplifting, it's not. But Mantel's talent for detail and human interaction rises up and makes it perhaps a perfect encapsulation of our time.