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Bezig met laden... The Saturday Night Ghost Club: A Novel (origineel 2018; editie 2019)door Craig Davidson (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. audio fiction (5 hrs 40 min) - three misfit kids (two of them quite troubled) and an eccentric uncle (also troubled in his way) have a series of spooky encounters in 1980s Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (nicknamed "Cataract City" in a previous book by same author). CW/TW: all kinds of trauma and unpleasantness, relayed through scary stories and traumatic incidents. Fascinating storytelling (reminds me a bit of Chuck Palahniuk, though Davidson's narrator has a different sort of voice), alternating between the present (Jake's current brain surgery patients in Toronto that often develop unexpected characteristics) and the past (ghost hunting days as a 12-y.o. in 1980s Niagara Falls, including a relatively tame Halloween during the "after" SNGC period). A bit darker than I thought it would get (plenty of tragedy and grief) but fairly memorable and very unique. This was not what I expected......it was hailed as a Stranger Things meets Stand by me read.....2 of my faves....and a coming of age story. I disagree with both descriptors. I found this while searching new reads for my October reading list......I definitely think the tags are a bit misleading on this one. It didn't have the same feel as either book mentioned.....I wouldn't call it horror, although it does deal with the paranormal and supernatural.....sort of. It didn't feel like a coming of age story either.....maybe because it's a short read.....maybe because it deals with the adults as much as the children....maybe because it spends much of the story in the present......either way it didn't feel like a coming of age youth story at all. Those things aside.....this was still a very good story. I did enjoy it immensely. I just wouldn't have added it to an October reading list. This is a beautifully written story of a boy, Jake, his Uncle, Calvin, and friends they meets along the way...that immediately pulls you in. I appreciate Davidson's sense of humor and writing style. I read this very quickly.....I simply could NOT put it down! I fell in love with both Jake and Calvin......these are characters I would love to follow in a sequal....hint, hint. I will definitely pursue other works by Craig Davidson for my future reading! geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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HTML:An irresistible and bittersweet coming-of-age story in the vein of Stranger Things and Stand by Me about a group of misfit kids who spend an unforgettable summer investigating local ghost stories and urban legends "A celebration of the secret lives of children, both their wonders and their horrors . . . Immensely enjoyable, piercingly clever, and satisfyingly soulful." -Jason Heller, NPR Growing up in 1980s Niagara Falls - a seedy but magical, slightly haunted place - Jake Baker spends most of his time with his uncle Calvin, a kind but eccentric enthusiast of occult artifacts and conspiracy theories. The summer Jake turns twelve, he befriends a pair of siblings new to town, and so Calvin decides to initiate them all into the "Saturday Night Ghost Club." But as the summer goes on, what begins as a seemingly light-hearted project may ultimately uncover more than any of its members had imagined. With the alternating warmth and sadness of the best coming-of-age stories, The Saturday Night Ghost Club is a note-perfect novel that poignantly examines the haunting mutability of memory and storytelling, as well as the experiences that form the people we become, and establishes Craig Davidson as a remarkable literary talent. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I think this in theory could be a really great book. I found myself struggling to connect with the main characters and the storyline the plot followed. The conclusion of the story did help me as a reader make more sense of story. That to me was the saving grace of the story. Everything had the starts of something I feel like I would really like, but I feel like I needed a bit more. In the grand scheme of things I didn’t feel connected. ( )