I don't believe I'm too stupid for this book (some other reviewers have mentioned this book was too "smart" for them and I really don't think that's the case). Rather, I think the book was trying too hard to be something more than it was. There were two shining moments that never turned into more than an image: the marching, singing soldiers in the Caligari painting, and Ilona's wondering if they were doing the same thing Caligari was. Neither went anywhere beyond those flashes in the pan. In the end, I found the book mostly ridiculous.

Not many write as intelligent fiction as does Morrow. Mashing /psychiatry and film history in a compellingly different and fascinating novel is no small feat and Morrow pulls it off with aplomb. Read it!

An interesting take on the Dr. Caligari story, post movie. I don't think it is for everyone, though. Caligari hires American painter Francis Wyndham as an art therapist for his asylum. What he discovers is that Caligari has created his own masterpiece that has serious repercussions for those who see it.

DNF at 49%

Sorry.
But it is the first time in my life when I feel to be stupid for a book.
THAT makes me feel even worse.
To your information - the writing is superb.
The plot....too complicated for my small brain. Sorry.