Something Sacred

by Rupert Morgan

Nick Carraway was once a journalist and a damned good one too. So how come he's about to take one of the longest journeys any man can make - from prison cell to court room to stand trial for murder? As the fateful first day of his trial opens, so Nick reflects, with irony and wry humour, anger and affection, on how he came to stand accused of murder, remembering those who played their Jordan Baker, the poor, persecuted and now dead transvestite; Frank Bosch, the crooked cop Nick thought he had in his pocket; Kevin O'Neil, his old editor at the 'Daily Post'; and McQueen, its owner and chairman of the far-reaching conglomerate InfoCorps. But above all Nick is haunted by the memory of Jamey Gatz, the beautiful, mysterious heroine of a subway shooting he so desperately believed would be his big the story that would make his name and change his life. And how right he was, for life would never be the same again...Confirming its author as a maverick young writer of supreme talent and invention, 'Something Sacred' is at once a searing satire on the manipulative nature of the media, and a beautifully written and affecting story of love, betrayal and - maybe just maybe - redemption.

272 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Greenbear · Rating 2 out of 5]

Despite its small number of pages, it took me a while to get through this one. Some passages were laborious and tiresome. While 'Let There Be Lite' offered tons of interesting and mocking philosphical views about modern life, some of the thoughts of the main character in 'Something Sacred' seemed confused and illogical, forced by the author to appear deeply profound while remaining shallow observations. The continuous jumping between past and present was distracting and I was (fruitlessly) waiting for some kind of twist in the end, just to be disappointed by the intentionally open-ended story.