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mhall's review against another edition
4.0
A postman in a rural Irish village finds the dead body of an older lady in a house along his route. Then, the police discover other bodies: young women, her nieces, who have been poisoned and chained up inside the house. Then the book within a book begins, as the story of what led the aunt and nieces to die together in this house is revealed. Within that story is another story, of a man who is transformed into a wolf. Gothic and dark, not quite a mystery.
jeathhp's review against another edition
5.0
I've read the previous reviews and agree with all of them. Dark. Possibly hard to believe. Unlikeable characters. All valid. I can only say that I listened to this as an audiobook. The voices enhanced the spellbinding quality of a professional roving storyteller like Jim. It was a horrible story. I could not stop listening. I had to find out what happened. Perhaps the fact that the characters weren't very likeable made it easier in the end. There are horrible Jims in the world who fascinate, entrance, enslave, abuse. This is how they do it. A warning if you will. I highly recommend the audio version.
karenjanee's review against another edition
3.0
This story was interesting enough, it kept me hooked to the end.
*spoiler*
I do, however, have some issues with a few things.
1. The journal entries don't really feel like journal entries. They contain details that would seem weird to include years after the fact, as well as conversations that seem to be remembered word for word. But then again, I am not sure how one would write while they are being starved and held against their will.
2. With regards to the captivity aspect - how is it that 3 healthy young women can't fight off an older woman who is terminally ill?
3. I feel like I am missing something with the timelines. After Jim's murder, Aoife disappears for 3 years, something we dont find out until reading the second diary. Prior to this, i was under the impression it had maybe been a few weeks or months at most since the murders. How long were the sisters imprisoned? Niall goes to the school where Fiona taught and the students she wrote about in her journal are still there? Wouldn't they have moved onto high school? And then of course the end, when it is revealed that Aiofe had a child as a product of the assault who is now old enough to ride a motorcycle?
*spoiler*
I do, however, have some issues with a few things.
1. The journal entries don't really feel like journal entries. They contain details that would seem weird to include years after the fact, as well as conversations that seem to be remembered word for word. But then again, I am not sure how one would write while they are being starved and held against their will.
2. With regards to the captivity aspect - how is it that 3 healthy young women can't fight off an older woman who is terminally ill?
3. I feel like I am missing something with the timelines. After Jim's murder, Aoife disappears for 3 years, something we dont find out until reading the second diary. Prior to this, i was under the impression it had maybe been a few weeks or months at most since the murders. How long were the sisters imprisoned? Niall goes to the school where Fiona taught and the students she wrote about in her journal are still there? Wouldn't they have moved onto high school? And then of course the end, when it is revealed that Aiofe had a child as a product of the assault who is now old enough to ride a motorcycle?
bibliotess's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't love the ending, but I truly enjoyed the storytelling--from everyone.
wordnerdy's review against another edition
5.0
http://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2009/05/2009-book-91.html
http://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-book-129.html
http://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2012/12/2012-book-342.html
http://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-book-129.html
http://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2012/12/2012-book-342.html
lukeisthename34's review against another edition
5.0
GOOD GRIEF! This was a creepy book. Very reminiscent of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I felt unsettled from start to finish and the way Moerk delivers the narrative is so different and engaging. Wonderful. Simply wonderful.
jmdeal's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
vanvicki's review against another edition
4.0
An Irish mystery by a Danish author who lives in the USA... Very interesting book. The story grabbed me with the first few pages and kept me interested to the end and beyond. I would read more books by this author.
catiacsantos's review against another edition
4.0
3,5*! O livro vale pelas personagens fortes e pela forma diferente como a história nos vai sendo revelada.
O fim poderia ter desvendado mais alguns pormenores que ficaram no ar, mas não foi essa a vontade do autor.
Ainda assim, escrita fluida e cativante!
O fim poderia ter desvendado mais alguns pormenores que ficaram no ar, mas não foi essa a vontade do autor.
Ainda assim, escrita fluida e cativante!
janlc's review against another edition
4.0
"Darling Jim" fortælles i forskellige afsnit af forskellige personer. Idéen er rigtig god, men bliver ikke ført helt ud i livet, hvilket trækker ned: Jeg fornemmede ikke, at der var tale om forskellige fortællere. Der var ikke stor nok forskel, hvis nogen, i sproget, tempoet osv.
Det forhindrer muligvis topkarakter, men det gør ikke bogen til dårlig læsning. Den er rigtig spændende, og jeg gravede mig igennem den på 3 dage. Faktisk sidder jeg og ærgrer mig over, at det er slut nu. Det er alt andet lige en ganske fin ting for en bog.
Det forhindrer muligvis topkarakter, men det gør ikke bogen til dårlig læsning. Den er rigtig spændende, og jeg gravede mig igennem den på 3 dage. Faktisk sidder jeg og ærgrer mig over, at det er slut nu. Det er alt andet lige en ganske fin ting for en bog.