Lovely writing, odd story. Mostly good-odd, except the two big chunks of exposition / explanation. I don't understand Robert's story from when he was a child - how does that add to the novel? Is it supposed to explain what he does? I imagine so, but Robert's actions as an adult can't be explained by this story. And then Caroline's story of her and Robert's history - again that just didn't help me. I'd rather have been left with this creepy, beautifully sparse story with no explanation.

Also, the edition I have from the 1980s isn't available as a choice on Goodreads, quite sensibly so. I can't imagine how it was decided upon because the illustration on the cover shows quite clearly the ending of the book. Very odd thing to do.