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Bezig met laden... Devil House: A Novel (origineel 2022; editie 2022)door John Darnielle (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. John never misses. For me, the best of his novels thus far (All of which I've loved). ( ) Read this one as it is a nominee for this year’s Edgar award. The structure is really interesting.all but one of the seven sections are broke into 7 chapters, In keeping with the mention of devils and witches (7 being a lucky or sacred number) It is basically a story about a true crime writer and two crimes that he writes about. It can be a bit jarring as the author leaps from one to the other, including a full section in sort of medieval style language. The author creates sympathy for the murderers and, to a lesser extent, the victims. I think he is indicting the true crime genre, feeding ,as it does, off misery. Anyway, an interesting if sometimes challenging read, Likely, I think, to disappoint those attracted by the hunted at supernatural elements My first Abandoned book of the year. I think it is definitely a case of "it's me, not you," though. My brain doesn't create mental images and this book relies heavily on descriptive passages (not unnecessary ones, though!) and I am also getting older and have trouble with unusual writing styles. I really kinda like the way he's structured this and they way he writes, but it tires me to try and follow it. Didn't think it was fair to give it my usual one-or-two star for DNF books, so I went with a neutral 3. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"Gage Chandler is descended from kings. That's what his mother always told him when he was a child. Years later, he is a true crime writer, with one grisly success--and a movie adaptation--to his name, along with a series of subsequent less notable efforts. But now he is being offered the chance for the big break: to move into the house where a pair of briefly notorious murders occurred, apparently the work of disaffected teens during the Satanic Panic of the 1980s. Chandler finds himself in Milpitas, California, a small town whose name rings a bell--his closest childhood friend lived there, once upon a time. He begins his research into the murders with diligence and enthusiasm, but soon the story leads him into a puzzle he never expected--back into his own work and what it means, back to the very core of what he does and who he is"--Dust jacket flap. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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