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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Interessant verhaal waar je snel in wordt gezogen, ondanks de soms wat onhandige (bij vlagen zelfs amateuristisch overkomende) schrijfstijl. Helaas wordt te weinig gedaan met alle verschillende, overigens zeer interessante, elementen die zijn gegeven en krijg je uiteindelijk de indruk dat het plot zoals het loopt met ruim 200 pagina's minder kon worden afgedaan. Voelt dus als een gemiste kans.
Definitely strange and curious but I couldn't put it down.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
5 stars / This review will be posted at BookwormishMe.com today.
I don’t even know how to wrap my head around this one. Chuck Wendig has written a wild, crazy, suspense filled novel. Alternate realities and carved wooden owls that fly. This book is nuts, and I mean that in only the best way possible.
Nate has been waiting for his father to die. Not because he will grieve for him, but for Nate, it will be a relief that the old man is finally gone. Maddie, Nate’s wife, is an artist who creates sculptures of junk. Maddie is looking for a space to create that is her very own. Their son, Oliver, is a unique child. An empath that goes beyond normal empathy to actually feel people’s pain. He struggles in his school because there is so much pain.
Carl, Nate’s father, was a prison guard. He was also a drunk who abused his wife and child. When a serial killer is set to finally be put to death in the prison, Carl is there to assist with the execution, by electric chair. Something goes horribly wrong during the execution, though, and this Carl will carry to his grave.
When Carl is finally upon the brink of passing, his father’s attorney contacts him with a proposition. Carl will allow Nate to see him after death, but only if Nate buys his childhood home. The asking price, one dollar. Carl doesn’t care what Nate does with the home once he’s gone, but that’s the deal. Nate agrees to the deal.
It’s when Nate goes to his childhood home to view his deceased father that things really take a wild turn.
As I said, this is one insane ride. While at times it is slow, when the pace picks up, it is a roller coaster. Wendig is a master of making even the most out-there concepts seem normal. What Nate, Maddie and Oliver (and assorted others) experience in this story is unbelievable, but somehow you end up believing. And you won’t want to put it down.
This novel is totally deserving of five stars.
I don’t even know how to wrap my head around this one. Chuck Wendig has written a wild, crazy, suspense filled novel. Alternate realities and carved wooden owls that fly. This book is nuts, and I mean that in only the best way possible.
Nate has been waiting for his father to die. Not because he will grieve for him, but for Nate, it will be a relief that the old man is finally gone. Maddie, Nate’s wife, is an artist who creates sculptures of junk. Maddie is looking for a space to create that is her very own. Their son, Oliver, is a unique child. An empath that goes beyond normal empathy to actually feel people’s pain. He struggles in his school because there is so much pain.
Carl, Nate’s father, was a prison guard. He was also a drunk who abused his wife and child. When a serial killer is set to finally be put to death in the prison, Carl is there to assist with the execution, by electric chair. Something goes horribly wrong during the execution, though, and this Carl will carry to his grave.
When Carl is finally upon the brink of passing, his father’s attorney contacts him with a proposition. Carl will allow Nate to see him after death, but only if Nate buys his childhood home. The asking price, one dollar. Carl doesn’t care what Nate does with the home once he’s gone, but that’s the deal. Nate agrees to the deal.
It’s when Nate goes to his childhood home to view his deceased father that things really take a wild turn.
As I said, this is one insane ride. While at times it is slow, when the pace picks up, it is a roller coaster. Wendig is a master of making even the most out-there concepts seem normal. What Nate, Maddie and Oliver (and assorted others) experience in this story is unbelievable, but somehow you end up believing. And you won’t want to put it down.
This novel is totally deserving of five stars.
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
I don't know what to say about this book. All i can say is that it was a great read. A different kind of story and a gripping one too.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes