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mad_about_books's review
5.0
Did you attend your 50th high school reunion? I certainly didn't… mostly because I don't remember but a handful of people from way back then. My reasons had nothing to do with the memory of a monster; the monsters in my high school were human, just not very nice. A 50th reunion is mind boggling on so many levels. That long ago, you didn't have the perspective that half a decade brings. Unlike Ryan Lowell, I didn't go to a small town high school in Vermont, so there was no river emptying into a lake for me. I went to school on a river of concrete.
Dan Foley is a storyteller. The source of the tale varies, but it always reflects a mischievous side that might just make your skin crawl. In REUNION, he has taken an old Indian legend and made it real. Not everyone in the small Vermont town is in on the secret, but the story starts during the Depression and continues to present time. It spans generations, so characters live and die, grow up and grow old..
In some ways, REUNION reminds me of King's novella "The Body," or if you're more into film "Stand by Me." Foley has captured the essence of childhood with all its bravado and innocence. He combines that with the very different adults who must deal with their fears and deep felt obligations to do the right thing, even if they must do it in the shadows.
I hate to consign a book to a specific genre, especially when the story could fit into several. Should we put it with Myths and Legends? Should we put it with Coming of Age? I just know that it would be a disservice to call it a horror novel when it is so much more. I am looking forward to reading much, much more from Dan Foley.
I received a copy of REUNION from the author for review.
Dan Foley is a storyteller. The source of the tale varies, but it always reflects a mischievous side that might just make your skin crawl. In REUNION, he has taken an old Indian legend and made it real. Not everyone in the small Vermont town is in on the secret, but the story starts during the Depression and continues to present time. It spans generations, so characters live and die, grow up and grow old..
In some ways, REUNION reminds me of King's novella "The Body," or if you're more into film "Stand by Me." Foley has captured the essence of childhood with all its bravado and innocence. He combines that with the very different adults who must deal with their fears and deep felt obligations to do the right thing, even if they must do it in the shadows.
I hate to consign a book to a specific genre, especially when the story could fit into several. Should we put it with Myths and Legends? Should we put it with Coming of Age? I just know that it would be a disservice to call it a horror novel when it is so much more. I am looking forward to reading much, much more from Dan Foley.
I received a copy of REUNION from the author for review.
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