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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5 rounded up
A true twisty turny suspense-filled novel. I didn’t want to put it down. The writing eviscerates. The characters do not read like characters but actual people. And it is dark, gritty, and stressed me out.
Fantastic book but I do feel like I need something to clean me out and brighten me up. Wowsers.
A true twisty turny suspense-filled novel. I didn’t want to put it down. The writing eviscerates. The characters do not read like characters but actual people. And it is dark, gritty, and stressed me out.
Fantastic book but I do feel like I need something to clean me out and brighten me up. Wowsers.
This book was very dark and depressing, and provided sharp insight into the human mind. Lehane's a wonderful writer and his character development was amazing but, in the end, I couldn't handle this book. Child molestation of any kind makes me seriously sick, which was one of the reasons I couldn't get through it.
A great thriller book! I loved how there were other components that were brought to light, including loyalty, neighbourhoods/community, childhood traumas, love and loss. To be honest, it does start a bit slow, but once we are brought to the “present day” and we are reading through the murder case, I did not want to put the book down. The character development and descriptions were fantastic and I definitely had my favourites. I thought I had the whole murder figured out, but I was completely taken by surprise at the end.
Kindle
Nossa, que livro! Fiquei impactada quando assisti ao filme anos atrás, e, apesar de ter visto, não me lembrava quem havia matado Katie, só sabia que não era Dave. Impressionante como um fato no passado ressoa nas pessoas que somos hoje, em nossas ações. Dave foi obrigado a entrar em um carro aos 11 anos, enquanto brincava com os amigos Jimmy e Sean, e sumiu por 4 dias. Ele escapa dos "lobos" e todos evitam o assunto, como se nada tivesse acontecido. Isso provoca nele mudanças como insegurança e introspecção. Anos depois, casado com Celeste e pai de família, ele chega em casa de madrugada com sangue, alegando ter matado um assaltante. Celeste o ajuda, encobrindo-o, sabendo que a história é uma mentira, até que a notícia de que Katie (filha de Jimmy) foi encontrada assassinada. Sean é o policial que investiga o crime, enquanto Jimmy quer matar o assassino da filha. O que aconteceu... Sean não matou Katie. Ele matou um pedófilo que estava com uma criança no carro, matou um "lobo", tendo dito a verdade a Jimmy quando confrontado. O corpo de Dave é escondido no Mystic River. Celeste se arrepende de ter contado a Jimmy suas suspeitas sobre o marido e tem a absoluta certeza de que ele o matou, pede ajuda de Sean para prendê-lo. Este deixa a promessa de encontrar a brecha no plano de Jimmy. Katie foi morta pelo irmão pré-adolescente de Brendan (namorado secreto dela). Ele e o amigo estavam brincando com uma arma, assustaram Katie no meio da rua. Ela fugiu para a mata e eles foram atrás para que ela não contasse a ninguém sobre a arma; a perseguição sai do controle e eles a matam.
"Todo mundo mais cedo ou mais tarde senta-se para um banquete de consequências."
Nossa, que livro! Fiquei impactada quando assisti ao filme anos atrás, e, apesar de ter visto, não me lembrava quem havia matado Katie, só sabia que não era Dave. Impressionante como um fato no passado ressoa nas pessoas que somos hoje, em nossas ações. Dave foi obrigado a entrar em um carro aos 11 anos, enquanto brincava com os amigos Jimmy e Sean, e sumiu por 4 dias. Ele escapa dos "lobos" e todos evitam o assunto, como se nada tivesse acontecido. Isso provoca nele mudanças como insegurança e introspecção. Anos depois, casado com Celeste e pai de família, ele chega em casa de madrugada com sangue, alegando ter matado um assaltante. Celeste o ajuda, encobrindo-o, sabendo que a história é uma mentira, até que a notícia de que Katie (filha de Jimmy) foi encontrada assassinada. Sean é o policial que investiga o crime, enquanto Jimmy quer matar o assassino da filha. O que aconteceu... Sean não matou Katie. Ele matou um pedófilo que estava com uma criança no carro, matou um "lobo", tendo dito a verdade a Jimmy quando confrontado. O corpo de Dave é escondido no Mystic River. Celeste se arrepende de ter contado a Jimmy suas suspeitas sobre o marido e tem a absoluta certeza de que ele o matou, pede ajuda de Sean para prendê-lo. Este deixa a promessa de encontrar a brecha no plano de Jimmy. Katie foi morta pelo irmão pré-adolescente de Brendan (namorado secreto dela). Ele e o amigo estavam brincando com uma arma, assustaram Katie no meio da rua. Ela fugiu para a mata e eles foram atrás para que ela não contasse a ninguém sobre a arma; a perseguição sai do controle e eles a matam.
"Todo mundo mais cedo ou mais tarde senta-se para um banquete de consequências."
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5 stars. (Edit: actually, sod it, I'm giving it 5 stars.)
This is my first book by Lehane and I'm very impressed. Once again, I got into it thinking it'd be a fast, fun romp, with the odd clever twist here and there, but nothing unpredictable. I even thought I knew the ending before the twist was revealed, and I thought this would bore me. I was wrong on two counts. The ending surprised me - I did NOT see that coming - and even when I thought I knew the ending, the road towards the revelation was very intriguing.
Lehane is extremely good at characterization, and that set this book apart from all the other airport thrillers. Even though there were so many characters to keep up with, I had them all in my head, clear as they can be, each with their own unique voice and memorable back story. Much like Stephen King, Lehane's characters are not likable people, but likable characters. Some of them are far from salvation. Some of them can't catch a break (Dave, the poor sod). I love the two wives of Dave and Jimmy, Celeste and Annabeth - the seem to be the opposite of each other, yet such good cousins. At the end, it's very revealing of Annabeth's character to see how quickly she dismissed Celeste just because they react to tragedy in different ways. Her quick acceptance of her husband's crimes made me uncomfortable.
Lehane writes a lot of things that I disagree with. If you ignore the organized crime, the violence, the drugs, you still see a lot of little unpleasant things that each character does. Sean's handling of his wife's cheating really struck me. He apologized first because it was clear that she wanted him to, for his anger and for him pushing her away, even though it was his wife who cheated. That made me think a lot more of him, and a lot less of his wife. But that dynamic was what saved the marriage.
I think there's a lot of this in the book - how each character contributed to the story, their actions, right and wrong, woven so intricately into their community, and how it was like a domino effect.
I love Lehane's writing style as well, just the right amount of descriptive writing, action, and dialogue. It's very readable. Great book!
This is my first book by Lehane and I'm very impressed. Once again, I got into it thinking it'd be a fast, fun romp, with the odd clever twist here and there, but nothing unpredictable. I even thought I knew the ending before the twist was revealed, and I thought this would bore me. I was wrong on two counts. The ending surprised me - I did NOT see that coming - and even when I thought I knew the ending, the road towards the revelation was very intriguing.
Lehane is extremely good at characterization, and that set this book apart from all the other airport thrillers. Even though there were so many characters to keep up with, I had them all in my head, clear as they can be, each with their own unique voice and memorable back story. Much like Stephen King, Lehane's characters are not likable people, but likable characters. Some of them are far from salvation. Some of them can't catch a break (Dave, the poor sod). I love the two wives of Dave and Jimmy, Celeste and Annabeth - the seem to be the opposite of each other, yet such good cousins. At the end, it's very revealing of Annabeth's character to see how quickly she dismissed Celeste just because they react to tragedy in different ways. Her quick acceptance of her husband's crimes made me uncomfortable.
Lehane writes a lot of things that I disagree with. If you ignore the organized crime, the violence, the drugs, you still see a lot of little unpleasant things that each character does. Sean's handling of his wife's cheating really struck me. He apologized first because it was clear that she wanted him to, for his anger and for him pushing her away, even though it was his wife who cheated. That made me think a lot more of him, and a lot less of his wife. But that dynamic was what saved the marriage.
I think there's a lot of this in the book - how each character contributed to the story, their actions, right and wrong, woven so intricately into their community, and how it was like a domino effect.
I love Lehane's writing style as well, just the right amount of descriptive writing, action, and dialogue. It's very readable. Great book!
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes