Undersurface

by Mitch Cullin

From acclaimed author Mitch Cullin, whose previous books have been described by The New York Times as brilliant and beautiful...rhythmic and telling, comes Undersurface, a chilling page-turner that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579620779
• ISBN13: 9781579620776
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Permanent Press (NY)
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Creepy Cool

This book freaked me out but in the best possible way. It was like reading a Cronenberg movie except it offered far more insight into the human side of the character than expected. On one level this is a groundbreaking novel exploring the complicated mentality of male sexuality and on another level it reads like a mystery but the outcome isn't as important as the journey. Dark stuff. Recommendeded with reservations, but it stuck in my head like few books have.

A genre-melding ride

As unsettling as it is revealing, Undersurface is bold attempt at merging Hitchcockian mystery with social commentary. On one level it is a simple tale of mistaken identity, in which the protagonist finds himself living in sewage tunnels to escape capture for a crime he may or may not have committed; on another level it is a heartbreaking, sometimes surreal character study of a man losing his grip on reality. More than anything, it is the insight into the character's mind that drives this novel along. To say more could ruin the ending. I'll only add that this vivid, finely written book won't be for everyone, but for those who enjoy the melding of genres and well-envisioned plot twists it certainly won't be a disappointment.