Hollow

This is an ugly book, and its genius is its ugliness. As a huge fan of Bosch and Breugel (it is embarrassing to admit to having worked on three of their paintings as puzzles in the last year- a left-over of Covid stay at home) i was destined to read this book when i heard about it. And the plot is thin - but the characters and descriptions are vivid, the weirdness of the painter's creatures come alive. This wont be for everyone.