1.   But all these themes are effortlessly blended into a tale of addition games and bittersweet desires, delivered in finely understated dialogue and prose.

2.   It is an absorbing story, lushly draped in Middle European tragedy, one blending the themes of obsession, history and character.

3.   Specifically, she blends the themes of Freudian analysis, consumer capitalism and societal taboo into a piece of sharp, insightful, sometimes disturbing social commentary.

4.   Welsh said the Boston lawsuit would attempt to blend both themes.